Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among active duty male soldiers reporting to a troop medical clinic for routine health care

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 478-481

  Greene, Jeffery P ^a   Stafford, Elisabeth ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Chlamydia trachomatis; Nucleic acid amplification test

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOLDIER; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248175034     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000257550.65724.db     Document Type: Article

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