Asymptomatic reproductive tract infections/sexually transmitted infections among HIV positive women
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Reproductive Tract Infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are defined as infections that spread primarily through person-toperson sexual contact. However, several of these infections, in particular HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, can also be transmitted via mother-to-childtransmission during pregnancy and childbirth, blood products or tissue transfer. There are more than 30 different sexually transmissible bacteri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0255-0857
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.158568