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High incidence of asymptomatic genital tract infections in pregnancy in adolescent girls and young women: need for repeat aetiological screening

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  • Vani Govender Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Health Sciences, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dhayendre Moodley Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Health Sciences, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Megeshinee Naidoo Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cathy Connoly Department of Biostatistics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sinaye Ngcapu Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Department of Medical Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Health Sciences, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Quarraisha Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Vani Govender, Women's Health and HIV Research Unit, CAPRISA, Durban 4013, South Africa; chettyv1{at}gmail.com
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Citation

Govender V, Moodley D, Naidoo M, et al
High incidence of asymptomatic genital tract infections in pregnancy in adolescent girls and young women: need for repeat aetiological screening
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2023;99:482-488.

Publication history

  • Received October 6, 2022
  • Accepted April 10, 2023
  • First published May 19, 2023.
Online issue publication 
October 17, 2023

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