Laboratory techniques in the investigation of chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis.
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Laboratory techniques in the investigation of chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis.
Introduction Sexually transmitted diseases are not only highly prevalent in many populations of the developing world, but exhibit some special features. These include a high rate of complications and sequelae as a result of delayed or inadequate treatment, the important problem of antimicrobial resistance, particularly in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus ducreyi, and a high frequency of ge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.68.2.130