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Gonorrhoea: an incidence graph of Mersey region data for the 1990s and discussion on the factors behind the changing pattern of incidence
  1. B Bhattacharjee,
  2. A K Ghosh
  1. Department of GU Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP
  1. Dr Bhattacharjee, Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside L49 5PE

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.76.4.323

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    Editor,—Gonorrhoea is one of the oldest and a highly infectious sexually transmitted infection. Its prevalence is dynamic and fluctuates over time and is influenced by a number of factors. The incidence of this infection has changed from a trend of steady decline to a recent increase in many parts of the world.1, 2 The pattern of incidence is closely related to socioeconomic conditions.3, 4

    An incidence graph of Mersey Region figures (fig 1) for the 1990s and a discussion on the possible factors associated with the changing pattern is presented here. The incidence from the Mersey Region shows a …

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