Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016

Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Tập 97 Số 8 - Trang 548-562P - 2019
Jane Rowley1, Bianca De Stavola2, Eline Korenromp3, Nicola Low4, Magnus Unemo5, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad6, R Matthew Chico7,8, Alex Smolak6, Lori Newman9, Sami L. Gottlieb1, Soe Soe Thwin1, Nathalie Broutet1, Melanie Taylor1
1Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
2School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
3Avenir Health, Geneva, Switzerland
4Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
5WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other STIs, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
6Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
7Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England.
8Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College -Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
9Enteric and Sexually Transmitted Infections Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Washington DC, United States of America.

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