Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (HIV, Hepatitis B, herpes simplex type 2 and syphilis) among asymptomatic pregnant women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-161

  Jindal, Neerja ^a   Arora, Usha ^a   Singh, Sukhwinder ^a   Devi, Bimla ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic pregnant women; HBV; HIV; HSV 2; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYPHILIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

EID: 84866557616     PISSN: 09719202     EISSN: 09756434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-012-0164-6     Document Type: Article

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