Sentinel surveillance of rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea among males-San Francisco, 2005-2008

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-61

  Marcus, Julia L ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^a   Stephens, Sally C ^a,b   Snell, Ameera ^a   Kohn, Robert P ^a   Liska, Sally ^a   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Men who have sex with men; Sentinel surveillance; Sexually transmited diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECTUM; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; GONORRHEA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PROCTITIS; SAN FRANCISCO; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 74249096641     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b76c42     Document Type: Article

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