1751High Prevalence of Rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Women Attending an Urban Sexual Health Clinic
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trachomatis Infection in Women Attending an Urban Sexual Health Clinic Jose Bazan, DO; Patricia Reese, MPH; Allahna Esber, MSPH; Samantha Lahey; Melissa Ervin MT (ASCP); John Davis, PhD, MD; Karen Fields, RN, BSN; Abigail Norris Turner, PhD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arlington, VA; Division of Epidemiology, Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH; Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Sexual Health Clinic, Columbus Public Health, Columbus, OH; Division of Infectious Diseases; Division of Epidemiology, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH
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