The arrested immunity hypothesis and the epidemiology of chlamydia control

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-54

  Brunham, Robert C ^a   Rekart, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FINLAND; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REINFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; IMMUNOLOGY; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649103911     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815e41a3     Document Type: Editorial

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