Epidemiology of Infections in Women

This article describes the epidemiologic profiles of sexually transmitted infections seen in US women. We present a brief description of the infectious agent, describe the epidemiology of the infection among women in terms of race/ethnicity and age (if those data are available), and present what is...

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Published in:	Infectious disease clinics of North America Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 581 - 599
Main Authors:	Risser, Jan M.H., PhD, Risser, William L., MD, PhD, Risser, Amanda L., MD, MPH
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2008
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Female Humans Infectious Disease Middle Aged Prevalence Risk Factors Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases - ethnology Sexually Transmitted Diseases - etiology United States - epidemiology Women's Health Young Adult United States
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Summary:	This article describes the epidemiologic profiles of sexually transmitted infections seen in US women. We present a brief description of the infectious agent, describe the epidemiology of the infection among women in terms of race/ethnicity and age (if those data are available), and present what is known about the behavioral risk factors associated with acquisition.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0891-5520 1557-9824
DOI:	10.1016/j.idc.2008.05.001