Syphilis on the march. New reporting requirements;Syphilis auf dem vormarsch. Neues meldeverfahren nach dem infektionsschutzgesetz

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Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-132

  Hamouda, O ^a   Marcus, U ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Germany; Legal regulations; Surveillance; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; GERMANY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SYPHILIS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 17644414194     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-004-0894-1     Document Type: Review

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