Gonorrhea reinfection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in Baltimore, Maryland

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Bernstein, Kyle T ^a,b,e   Zenilman, Jonathan ^c   Olthoff, Glen ^b,d   Marsiglia, Vincent C ^b   Erbelding, Emily J ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Baltimore City Health Department   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REINFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; URINE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URINE;

EID: 33644895168     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000187233.53622.8a     Document Type: Article

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