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A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for HIV prevention efforts

BACKGROUND: Youth in southern Africa, particularly adolescent girls and young women, are a key population for HIV prevention interventions. Untreated genital tract infections (GTIs) increase both HIV transmission and acquisition risks. South African GTI treatment guidelines employ syndromic manageme...

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Autores principales: Kaida, Angela, Dietrich, Janan J., Laher, Fatima, Beksinska, Mags, Jaggernath, Manjeetha, Bardsley, Megan, Smith, Patricia, Cotton, Laura, Chitneni, Pooja, Closson, Kalysha, Lewis, David A., Smit, Jenni A., Ndung’u, Thumbi, Brockman, Mark, Gray, Glenda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30285705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3380-6