Coinfection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and human papillomavirus among patients attending STD clinics in Estonia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 714-718

  Denks, Kärt ^a,b   Spaeth, Erika L ^b   Jõers, Kai ^b   Randoja, Raili ^b   Talpsep, Tiit ^b   Ustav, Mart ^a   Kurg, Reet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Quattromed HTI Laborid   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA SMEAR; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 34547549108     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701199824     Document Type: Article

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