Prevalence of trichomonas infection among women attending antenatal clinics in Zaria, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 178-181

  Jatau, E D ^a   Olonitola, O S ^a   Olayinka, A T ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broth culture; Piagnosis; Pregnant women; STI; Trichomoniasis; Wet mount

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

EID: 34250677731     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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