Genital Trichomonas vaginalis is rare among female attendees at a Sydney metropolitan sexual health clinic.
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Tilley DM1,2, Dubedat SM3, Lowe P4, Templeton DJ1,5,6 1Sexual Health Service, Community Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia 2Women’s Health Service, Community Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia 3Department of Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia 4Hologic (Australia) Pty Ltd 5The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 6Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
دوره 40 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016