Epidemic syphilis among homosexually active men in Sydney

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 179-183

  Jin, Fengyi ^a   Prestage, Garrett P ^a   Kippax, Susan C ^b   Pell, Catherine M ^c   Donovan, Basil J ^d,e   Kaldor, John M ^a   Grulich, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Sydney Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^d SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAGIN TEST; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

EID: 23844438377     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06989.x     Document Type: Article

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