Declining trends in some sexually transmitted diseases in Belgium between 1983 and 1989.

OBJECTIVE--To examine trends in some sexually transmitted diseases in Belgium and to discuss them in the light of the European background. DESIGN--Analysis of the time trends of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae infections diagnosed by a network of microbiological laboratories, and of male urethritis diagnosed by a network of general practitioners. SETTING--Belgium. SUBJECTS--Reports of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae infections by a network of microbiological laboratories, and of male urethritis by a network of general practitioners, to the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. RESULTS--Wherea... Mehr ...