Evaluation of clinical management of gonorrhoea using enhanced surveillance in South East Queensland

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-452

  Field, Emma ^a,d   Heel, Karen ^b   Palmer, Cheryn ^c   Vally, Hassan ^d   Beard, Frank ^a   McCall, Brad ^b,e  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neisseria gonorrhoeae; screening; treatment

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649257786     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09111     Document Type: Article

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