Aetiology of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and comparison of STD syndromes and aetiological diagnosis in Taipei, Taiwan

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 914-918

  Yu, M C ^a   Li, L H ^b   Lu, T H ^c   Tang, L H ^d   Tsai, C H ^c   Chen, K T ^c  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei City STD Control Center   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Diagnosis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Sexually transmitted diseases; Treponema pallidum; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME; SYPHILIS; TAIWAN; TRICHOMONIASIS; URETHRA DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 27544473983     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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