Epidemiology of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women at Increased Risk for HIV in Northwestern Tanzania: Inadequacy of Syndromic Management

Suzanna C. Francis; Trong T. Ao; Fiona M. Vanobberghen; Joseph Chilongani; Ramadhan Hashim; Aura Andreasen; Deborah Watson-Jones; John Changalucha; Saidi Kapiga; Richard J. Hayes

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101221

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Epidemiology of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women at Increased Risk for HIV in Northwestern Tanzania: Inadequacy of Syndromic Management

Suzanna C. Francis ,

* E-mail: suzanna.francis@lshtm.ac.uk

¶These authors are joint first authors on this work.

Affiliations MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Trong T. Ao ,

¶These authors are joint first authors on this work.

Affiliations MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Fiona M. Vanobberghen,

Affiliations MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Joseph Chilongani,

Affiliations Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Ramadhan Hashim,

Affiliation Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Aura Andreasen,

Affiliations Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania, Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Deborah Watson-Jones,

Affiliations Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania, Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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John Changalucha,

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Saidi Kapiga,

Affiliations MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Richard J. Hayes

Affiliation MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Epidemiology of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women at Increased Risk for HIV in Northwestern Tanzania: Inadequacy of Syndromic Management

Suzanna C. Francis,
Trong T. Ao,
Fiona M. Vanobberghen,
Joseph Chilongani,
Ramadhan Hashim,
Aura Andreasen,
Deborah Watson-Jones,
John Changalucha,
Saidi Kapiga,
Richard J. Hayes

Published: July 15, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101221

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