High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young peruvians who have sexual intercourse with foreign travelers in Cuzco

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 299-303

  Cabada, Miguel M ^a,b,c   Echevarria, Juan I ^b   Seas, Carlos ^b   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERU; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAVEL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRAVEL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349246515     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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