Comparison of clinical diagnosis and standard laboratory and molecular methods for the diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in lesotho: Association with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 583-589

  Morse, Stephen A ^a   Trees, David L ^b   Htun, Ye ^b   Radebe, Frans ^b   Orle, Karina A ^b   Dangor, Yusuf ^b   Beck Sague, Consuelo M ^b   Schmid, Scott ^b   Fehler, Glenda ^b   Weiss, Judith B ^b   Ballard, Ronald C ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 16944366643     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.583     Document Type: Article

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