The burden of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among men in Carletonville, South Africa: Implications for syndromic management

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-376

  Lewis, D A ^a,b,c   Pillay, C ^a   Mohlamonyane, O ^a   Vezi, A ^a   Mbabela, S ^a   Mzaidume, Y ^d   Radebe, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Mothusimpilo Project   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; GONORRHEA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; URETHRITIS;

EID: 53549096516     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.029751     Document Type: Article

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