Diagnostic utility of urethral smears in predicting urethral chlamydia in HIV-infected men

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 741-743

  Iwuji, Collins C ^a   Reeves, I ^b   Nambiar, K ^a   Richardson, D ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Hiv infected men; Non gonococcal urethritis; PMNL; Seminal HIV viral load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; URETHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55849106616     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008118     Document Type: Article

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