Novel interventions to reduce re-infection in women with chlamydia: A randomized controlled trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 888-895

  Cameron, S T ^a,b   Glasier, A ^a,b   Scott, G ^c   Young, H ^c   Melvin, L ^a,b   Johnstone, A ^a,b   Elton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Dean Terrace Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Partner notification; Patient delivered partner therapy; Postal testing kits; Re infection

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 64949203219     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den475     Document Type: Article

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