Time to clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis ribosomal RNA in women treated for chlamydial infection

Sexual Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Renault, Cybèle A ^a,b   Israelski, Dennis M ^a,b   Levy, Vivian ^a,b   Fujikawa, Bruce K ^b   Kellogg, Timothy A ^c   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b San Mateo County Health Department   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

APTIMA; test of cure; transcription mediated amplification

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251631944     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH10030     Document Type: Article

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