The prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum infection in men who have sex with men: Results of a multicentre case finding study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-175

  Ward, Helen ^a,h   Alexander, S ^b   Carder, C ^c   Dean, G ^d   French, P ^e   Ivens, D ^f   Ling, C ^f   Paul, J ^d   Tong, W ^g   White, J ^g   Ison, C A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d UK   (United Kingdom)

^e Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h Infectious Disease Epidemiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; SEXUAL HEALTH; URETHRA;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RECTAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; URETHRAL DISEASES;

EID: 66449097953     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.035311     Document Type: Article

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