Prevalence of RTI/STI agents and HIV infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic women attending peripheral health set-ups in Delhi, India

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1432-1440

  Ray, K ^a   Bala, M ^a   Bhattacharya, M ^b   Muralidhar, S ^a   Kumari, M ^a   Salhan, S ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLISTIN; NYSTATIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 52249107489     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807000088     Document Type: Article

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