Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Background: Epidemiological data suggest that the prevalence of syphilis, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis has increased in both urban and rural areas of Mongolia. These data are primarily substantiated by notifications of cases of clinically apparent disease in both rural and urban areas, plus laborato...

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Main Authors: Suzanne M. Garland, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Shujun Chen, Chultemsuren Byambaa, Khalzan Davaajav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744901000254
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spelling doaj-10cf960a69cd48edabd5a13687abac9c2020-11-24T21:04:12ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09972001-01-019314314610.1155/S1064744901000254Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSuzanne M. Garland0Sepehr N. Tabrizi1Shujun Chen2Chultemsuren Byambaa3Khalzan Davaajav4Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Melbourne 3053, AustraliaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Melbourne 3053, AustraliaDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Melbourne 3053, AustraliaAIDS/STD Reference Center, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaAIDS/STD Reference Center, Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaBackground: Epidemiological data suggest that the prevalence of syphilis, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis has increased in both urban and rural areas of Mongolia. These data are primarily substantiated by notifications of cases of clinically apparent disease in both rural and urban areas, plus laboratory diagnoses from the AIDS/STD Reference Center,Ulaanbaatar. In the past 5 years, however, there has been a marked decline in the total number of patients being screened for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). An assessment of true prevalence of STIs in a female population attending an urban sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic was therefore commenced.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744901000254
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Sepehr N. Tabrizi
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Chultemsuren Byambaa
Khalzan Davaajav
spellingShingle Suzanne M. Garland
Sepehr N. Tabrizi
Shujun Chen
Chultemsuren Byambaa
Khalzan Davaajav
Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
author_facet Suzanne M. Garland
Sepehr N. Tabrizi
Shujun Chen
Chultemsuren Byambaa
Khalzan Davaajav
author_sort Suzanne M. Garland
title Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
title_short Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
title_full Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
title_fullStr Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Human Papillomavirus) in Female Attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
title_sort prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas vaginalis and human papillomavirus) in female attendees of a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in ulaanbaatar, mongolia
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
issn 1064-7449
1098-0997
publishDate 2001-01-01
description Background: Epidemiological data suggest that the prevalence of syphilis, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis has increased in both urban and rural areas of Mongolia. These data are primarily substantiated by notifications of cases of clinically apparent disease in both rural and urban areas, plus laboratory diagnoses from the AIDS/STD Reference Center,Ulaanbaatar. In the past 5 years, however, there has been a marked decline in the total number of patients being screened for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). An assessment of true prevalence of STIs in a female population attending an urban sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic was therefore commenced.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744901000254
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