Molecular epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Wales (UK)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-272

  Cole, Michelle J ^a   Thomas, Daniel Rh ^b   Chisholm, Stephanie A ^a   Abdullah, Adel N ^c   Birley, Humphrey ^d,e   Hosein, Ian ^f   Kubiak, Elizabeth ^e   White, Diana ^c   Martin, Iona ^a   Ison, Catherine A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878200654     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050663     Document Type: Article

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