Donovanosis in Australia: Going, going...

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-366

  Bowden, Francis J ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

AUSTRALIA; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CALYMMATOBACTERIUM GRANULOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENITAL ULCER; GRANULOMA INGUINALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; GRANULOMA INGUINALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 27144440054     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.013227     Document Type: Short Survey

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