Increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections in Geneva, Switzerland

Dermatology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Abraham, Shahnaz ^a   Toutous Trellu, Laurence ^a   Pechère, Marc ^a   Hugonnet, Stéphane ^a   Liassine, Nadia ^b   Yerly, Sabine ^a   Rohner, Peter ^a   Ninet, Béatrice ^a   Hirschel, Bernard ^a   Piguet, Vincent ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Bioanalytique Riotton   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Gonorrhoea; Human immunodeficiency virus; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; SYPHILIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; SYPHILIS;

EID: 28844435988     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089021     Document Type: Review

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