Coexistence of urogenital schistosomiasis and sexually transmitted infection in women and men living in an area where Schistosoma haematobium is endemic

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 775-782

  Leutscher, Peter Derek Christian ^a,b   Ramarokoto, Charles Emile ^a   Hoffmann, S ^c   Jensen, Jørgen S ^c   Ramaniraka, V ^a   Randrianasolo, B ^a   Raharisolo, C ^a   Migliani, R ^a   Christensen, N ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY; DYSURIA; EJACULATION DISORDER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URETHRA DISCHARGE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51549111573     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591127     Document Type: Article

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