1494. Vaginal pH: Associations with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis
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Leukorrhea Panel Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis
EPIDEMIOLOGY Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the world with an estimated 90 million new cases annually (1). It is the number one reported disease in the United States (5). An estimated 3 million new cases occur each year in the U.S. alone (4). Rates of infection in the U.S. have steadily increased in the last 15 years. 19982002 saw a higher incidence in th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1323