The natural history of untreated Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the interval between screening and returning for treatment

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-123

  Geisler, William M ^a,b   Wang, Chengbin ^b,e   Morrison, Sandra G ^a   Black, Carolyn M ^c   Bandea, Claudiu I ^c   Hook III, Edward W ^a,b,d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38549099546     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318151497d     Document Type: Article

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