Open AccessA Retrospective Study of the Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Males: Viral Infections in Emerging Trend
Author(s) -
Murugan Swamiappan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16142.7138
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , public health , sex organ , serology , retrospective cohort study , medical record , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , family medicine , immunology , pathology , biology , antibody , genetics
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a major public health problem with significant burden on the society even after so many health care programmes being organized by the governmental and non-governmental organizations and awareness created among general public about STIs. Male patients are common visitors to STI clinic than females who are generally traced as a contact in our society.