The challenges of detecting gonorrhoea and chlamydia in rectal and pharyngeal sites: Could we, should we, be doing more?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-160

  Alexander, Sarah ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CROSS REACTION; EDITORIAL; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL HEALTH;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; GONORRHEA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHARYNX; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66449136650     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.035469     Document Type: Editorial

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