Prevalence, incidence, natural history, and response to treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among adolescent women

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2039-2044

  Van Der Pol, Barbara ^a   Williams, James A ^a   Orr, Donald P ^a   Batteiger, Byron E ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METRONIDAZOLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA;

EID: 28844484777     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498217     Document Type: Article

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