Is screening for pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis warranted in high-risk groups?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 770-771

  Tipple, C ^a   Hill, S C ^a   Smith, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Men who have sex with men; Pharyngeal; Screening; Sex workers; Sexually transmitted infection; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALITY;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PROSTITUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 78650825564     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009494     Document Type: Article

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