Completeness and timeliness of treatment for chlamydia within a sexual health service

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 762-764

  Chen, Marcus Y ^a   Ryder, Nathan ^a   Donovan, Basil ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Health services; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9144230076     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462042395113     Document Type: Article

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