To what extent does Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence typing of gonococcal isolates support information derived from patient interviews?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 414-417

  Abu Rajab, Kirsty ^a   Palmer, H M ^b   Scoular, A ^c   Church, S ^c   Connell, J ^c   Hart, G ^c   Winter, A J ^a  

^a Sandyford Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; NG MAST; Partner notification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67549106933     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008356     Document Type: Article

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