Recent trends in gonorrhoea and syphilis epidemiology in Sweden: 2007 to 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 29, 2012, Pages

  Velicko, I ^a   Unemo, M ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENDER; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SWEDEN; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84866414617     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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