Management of a syphilis outbreak in street sex workers in east London

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 437-438

  Lomax, Nicola ^a   Wheeler, H ^a   Anaraki, S ^b   Anderson, H ^a   Goh, B ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSTITUTION; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33845897877     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020461     Document Type: Article

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