Concurrent gonococcal and chlamydial infections among men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 357-361

  McMillan, A ^a   Manavi, K ^a   Young, H ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydial infection; Gonorrhoea; MSM

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CENTER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; URETHRA; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 18944401873     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462053888925     Document Type: Article

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