1583Randomized, Active-duty U.S. Military Population-based NAAT Screening for Asymptomatic Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis Infection using De-identified Urine Samples Received by the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory, San Diego
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Screening for Asymptomatic Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis Infection using De-identified Urine Samples Received by the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory, San Diego Judith Harbertson, PhD, MPH; Paul Scott, MD, MPH; Paul Graf, PhD; Lisa Kennemur, PhD; Matthew Jamerson, PhD; Brent House, PhD; Melinda Balansay-Ames, BS; Chris A. Myers, PhD; Gary Brice, PhD; Braden Hale, MD, MPH; Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA; U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Bethesda, MD; Laboratory, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA; US Navy Drug Screening Laboratory, San Diego, CA; Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, San Diego, CA
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Population-based Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence using discarded, deidentified urine specimens previously collected for drug testing
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