Diagnosing chlamydia and managing proctitis in men who have sex with men: Current UK practice

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-100

  McMillan, A ^a   Kell, P ^b   Ward, H ^c  

^a Department of Genitourinary Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Archway Sexual Health Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTAL SMEAR MICROSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; SMEAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PROCTITIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 41849151475     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.028902     Document Type: Article

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