TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in the United States - 2005
AU - Miller, William C.
AU - Zenilman, Jonathan M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support was provided, in part, by the UNC STD Cooperative Research Center (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases UO131496) and NICHD RO1-39633.
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - The prevalence and incidence of chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis are unacceptably high in the United States. The prevalence of gonorrhea is substantially lower than chlamydial infection and trichomoniasis; in part, this is presumably due to the greater frequency of symptomatic disease. The disparity between racial/ethnic groups is considerable for each of these infections. Greater effort must be devoted to reducing this disparity and to understanding the underlying mechanisms of disease persistence in the United States.
AB - The prevalence and incidence of chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis are unacceptably high in the United States. The prevalence of gonorrhea is substantially lower than chlamydial infection and trichomoniasis; in part, this is presumably due to the greater frequency of symptomatic disease. The disparity between racial/ethnic groups is considerable for each of these infections. Greater effort must be devoted to reducing this disparity and to understanding the underlying mechanisms of disease persistence in the United States.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.idc.2005.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.idc.2005.04.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15963872
AN - SCOPUS:20444453335
SN - 0891-5520
VL - 19
SP - 281
EP - 296
JO - Infectious disease clinics of North America
JF - Infectious disease clinics of North America
IS - 2 SPEC. ISS.
ER -