Periodic presumptive treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections among sex workers: A systematic review

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 437-445

  Steen, Richard ^a,b   Chersich, Matthew ^b,c   Gerbase, Antonio ^d   Neilsen, Graham ^e   Wendland, Annika ^d   Ndowa, Francis ^d   Akl, Elie A ^f,g   Lo, Ying Ru ^d   De Vlas, Sake J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

female sex workers; periodic presumptive treatment; sex work; sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIASIS; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PERIODIC PRESUMPTIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX WORKERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857041304     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834ed991     Document Type: Review

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