Syphilis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages

  Lewis, David A ^a   Young, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33845870643     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.023085     Document Type: Short Survey

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