Open AccessScreening of pregnant women attending the antenatal care clinic of a tertiary hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections
Author(s) -
Alhusain J. Alzahrani,
Obeid E. Obeid,
Manal Hassan,
Abdalaziz A Almulhim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.74976
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , neisseria gonorrhoeae , medicine , ampicillin , obstetrics , cervix , gynecology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , cancer
Of the "top ten" sexually transmitted infections, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are ranked second and fifth, respectively, worldwide.