Does partner notification of men with asymptomatic non-gonococcal non-chlamydial urethritis identify chlamydia-positive women?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 606-609

  McCathie, R P ^a   Carlin, E M ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Partner notification; Urethritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MICROSCOPY; MUCO PURULENT CERVICITIS; NON GONOCOCCAL NON CHLAMYDIAL URETHRITIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; URETHRITIS;

EID: 44349178007     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207781568538     Document Type: Article

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