Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes in São Paulo, Brazil

Objective : To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in female athletes. Methods : An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted including 50 female athletes with mean age of 20±3 years. Colposcopy, pap smear, and polymerase chain reaction for Chlamydia trachomatis, huma...

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Main Authors: Maíta Poli de Araujo, Henrique Truffa Kleine, Tathiana Rebizzi Parmigiano, Natalia Tavares Gomes, Graziela Pascom Caparroz, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en