Screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection:  are men the forgotten reservoir?

Chen, Marcus Y; Donovan, Basil

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05466.x

Topics

General medicine

Women's health

Sexual health

Australia is lagging behind other developed countries in efforts to control chlamydial infection

Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence:

Competing interests:

None identified.

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