Incidence of chlamydial infection in women

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-33

  Savitha, S ^a   Madhavan, S ^b   Vinoth Raja, R ^a  

^a SRI SANKARA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

CF compliment fixation; EB elementary bod y, CT Chlamydia trachomatis; LPs lip opolysaccharide; RB reticulate body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 77953429301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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