The pathobiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lower female genital tract infection

Infection and disease associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the gonococcus, continue to be a global health problem. Asymptomatic and subclinical gonococcal infections occur at a high frequency in females; thus, the true incidence of N. gonorrhoeae infections are presumed to be severely underestima...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L Edwards, Emily K. Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00102/full