Changing sexually transmitted infection screening protocol will result in improved case finding for trichomonas vaginalis among high-risk female populations

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 398-400

  Roth, Alexis M ^a,b   Williams, James A ^a   Ly, Ryan ^c   Curd, Karen ^c   Brooks, Dan ^c   Arno, Janet ^a,c   Van Der Pol, Barbara ^a,b,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bell Flower STD Control Program   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954677719     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318203e3ce     Document Type: Article

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