Risk of Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy: Effectiveness of guidelines-based screening in identifying cases

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 367-370

  Silveira, M F ^a   Erbelding, E J ^b   Ghanem, K G ^b   Johnson, H L ^c   Burke, A E ^d   Zenilman, J M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Genital infections; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BALTIMORE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON; SMOKING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77952798595     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009559     Document Type: Article

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