Chlamydia trachomatis in female sex workers in Belgium: 1998-2003
Objective: We analysed the results of a 6 year screening period for Chlamydia trachomatis in a group of female sex workers (FSW) of all ages in Ghent, Belgium. Methods: They were tested in the context of an outreach health programme for sex workers. C trachomatis was tested by Cobas Amplicor CT/NG PCR. Results: In the 6 year period, 1643 tests were performed on 950 different sex workers (nationality: Belgian 60.3%, other western European (mostly French) 21.0%, African 12.4%, eastern European 3.0%, other 3.3%; workplace: bar/sauna 49.0%, private homes 31.8%, windows 18.2%, and escorts 1.0%). Ba... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Sex workers |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28539874 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/81/1/89 |