Understanding trends in genital Chlamydia trachomatis can benefit from enhanced surveillance: Findings from Australia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 552-557

  Ali, Hammad ^a   Guy, Rebecca J ^a   Fairley, Christopher K ^b,c   Wand, Handan ^a   Chen, Marcus Y ^b,c   Dickson, Bridget ^d   O'Connor, Catherine C ^e,f   Marshall, Lewis ^g   Grulich, Andrew E ^a   Kaldor, John M ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^h   Donovan, Basil ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d CaraData Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

ⁱ SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871361939     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050423     Document Type: Article

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