Human chlamydial infections: Persistence, prevalence, and outlook for the future

Natures Sciences Societes

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-382

  Whittum Hudson, Judith A ^a   Hudson, Alan P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti chlamydial therapies; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chlamydia trachomatis; Health care costs; Infectious disease; Vaccine development

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIALES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 32644487232     PISSN: 12401307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/nss:2005057     Document Type: Review

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