Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men who submit self-collected penile swabs after internet recruitment

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 504-508

  Gaydos, Charlotte A ^a   Barnes, Mathilda R ^a   Quinn, Nicole ^a   Jett Goheen, Mary ^a   Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONCURRENT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRICHOMONIASIS; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY (CLINICAL); PARASITIC INFECTIONS; SCREENING; TRICHOMONAS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; PENIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884533740     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050946     Document Type: Article

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