The differing profiles of symptomatic and asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis-infected men in a clinical setting

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 384-388

  Chen, Marcus Y ^a,b,d   Rohrsheim, Richard ^a   Donovan, Basil ^a,c  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Men; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 34748850164     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207781024810     Document Type: Article

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