Chlamydia trachomatis transmission between the oropharynx, urethra and anorectum in men who have sex with men: a mathematical model

Abstract Background It has been presumed that Chlamydia trachomatis is transmitted between men only through anal or oral sex, but no mathematical models have tested this presumption. Methods To test this presumption, we created 20 compartmental mathematical models of different sexual practices that...

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Main Authors: Xianglong Xu, Eric P. F. Chow, Jason J. Ong, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Zhuoru Zou, Jane S. Hocking, Christopher K. Fairley, Lei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01796-3