Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in adolescents: results from a representative population- based survey
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K Haar ([email protected])1, V Bremer1, C Houareau1, T Meyer2, S Desai1, M Thamm3, O Hamouda1 1. Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, STI and Bloodborne Infections Unit, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany 2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany 3. Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Central Epidemiological Laboratory Unit, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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