Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in adolescent females and young women in central Brazil

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-400

  Araujo R S C ^a   Guimaraes E M B ^a   Alves, M F C ^a   Sakurai, E ^b   Domingos, L T ^a   Fioravante, F C R ^a   Machado, A C S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745083426     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0142-y     Document Type: Article

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