Screening for genital and anorectal sexually transmitted infections in HIV prevention trials in Africa

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-370

  Grijsen, M L ^a   Graham, S M ^b,c   Mwangome, M ^a   Githua, P ^a   Mutimba, S ^a   Wamuyu, L ^a   Okuku, H ^a   Price, M A ^d   McClelland, R S ^b,c   Smith, A D ^e   Sanders, E J ^a,e,f  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; AIDS VACCINES; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PAIN; PATIENTS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RECTAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 53549091882     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.028852     Document Type: Article

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