Epidemiology of gonorrhoea notifications in Australia, 2007-12

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 324-331

  Roberts Witteveen, April ^a   Pennington, Kate ^b   Higgins, Nasra ^c   Lang, Carolyn ^a   Lahra, Monica ^d   Waddell, Russell ^e   Kaldor, John ^f  

^a ACT Health Population Health ^*  (Australia)

^b Office of Health Protection   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e SA Health   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; incidence; Indigenous; men who have sex with men; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; prevalence

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHARYNX; RECTUM; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907013040     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH13205     Document Type: Article

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