Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Sonstige: Malla, Nancy
• Place / Publishing House: Rijeka, Croatia : : InTech,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 electronic resource (258 p.)
• Other title: Sexually Transmitted Infections : An Overview /; Chlamydia trachomatis Infections of the Adults /; Gonorrhea in Men Sex Men and Heterosexual Men /; Mucosal Immunity and Evasion Strategies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae /; Syphilis /; Human Trichomoniasis due to Trichomonas vaginalis - Current Perspectives /; Human Papillomavirus Infection in Croatian Men: Prevalence and HPV Type Distribution /; Human Papilloma Virus and Anal Cancer /; Recurrent Oral Squamous Papilloma in a HIV Infected Patient: Case Report /; Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Army Personnel in the Military Environment /; Syphilis and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Sero-Prevalence Among Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ecuador and Andhra Pradesh (India) /; Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour Related to Sexually Transmitted Infections in Portuguese School (Adolescent) and College Students /; Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, and Practice of the UNIFIL Peacekeepers on Human Immunodeficiency Virus /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9535168878
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are spread primarily through person to person sexual contact. There are more than 30 different sexually transmissible bacteria, viruses and parasites. STIs lead to high morbidity and complications. This book entitled as Sexually Transmitted Infections is not a text book but provides useful information for general reference work for physicians, researchers and students interested in the subject. Each chapter is abundant in tips useful to general readers as well. It also includes the Introductory chapter providing an overview with special emphasis on syndromic approach to the management of STIs in clinical setting.