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Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, shows distinct heterosexual and homosexual networks.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Kolader Marion-Eliëtte, Dukers Nicole H T M, van der Bij Akke K, Dierdorp Mirjam, Fennema Johan S A, Coutinho Roel A, Bruisten Sylvia M
Abstract excerpt
Molecular typing, added to epidemiological data, can better identify transmission patterns of gonorrhea in Western countries, where the incidence has recently been rising. From September 2002 to September 2003, patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of gonorrhea at the Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, were subjected to a questionnaire pertaining to sexual risk...
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