Genital tract infections among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 824-832

  Aboud, S ^a   Msamanga, G ^a   Read, J S ^b   Mwatha, A ^c   Chen, Y Q ^d   Potter, D ^e   Valentine, M ^f   Sharma, U ^g   Hoffmann, I ^h   Taha, T E ⁱ   Goldenberg, R L ^j   Fawzi, W W ^k  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention   (United States)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^j DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Africa; Genital tract infections; Human immunodeficiency virus; Pregnant women; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALAWI; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 57349143313     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008067     Document Type: Article

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