Seropositivity of chlamydia trachomatis among saudi pregnant women in Makkah

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Ghazi, Hani ^a   Daghestani, Mazin ^a   Mohamed, Mohamed ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis.; ELISA; Makkah; Pregnant women; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951493991     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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