Chancroid

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages

  Lewis, D A ^a   Ison, Catherine A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; ULCUS MOLLE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHANCROID; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33845882480     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.023127     Document Type: Short Survey

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