Epidemiology and clinical presentation of gonorrhoea in England and Wales: Findings from the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme 2001-2006

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 317-321

  Delpech, V ^a   Martin, I M C ^a   Hughes, G ^a   Nichols, T ^a   James, L ^a   Ison, Catherine ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCURRENT INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HERPES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIXED INFECTION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URETHRA; UTERINE CERVIX; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249232765     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.034843     Document Type: Article

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