Decline of the new Swedish variant of Chlamydia trachomatis after introduction of appropriate testing

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 451-455

  Persson, Kenneth ^a   Hammas, Berit ^a   Janson, Hakan ^a   Bjartling, Carina ^b   Dillner, Joakim ^a   Dillner, Lena ^a  

^a Malmö University Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869174776     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050409     Document Type: Article

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