Sexually transmitted infections in India: Current status (except human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-82

  Thappa, Devinder Mohan ^a   Kaimal, Sowmya ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; India; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BALANOPOSTHITIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDYLOMA; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; GRANULOMA INGUINALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MIXED INFECTION; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONIASIS; ULCUS MOLLE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 34447337514     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.33283     Document Type: Review

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