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. 1988 Feb;64(1):52–53. doi: 10.1136/sti.64.1.52

Prophylaxis against infection in Singaporean prostitutes.

C S Bradbeer 1, R N Thin 1, T Tan 1, T Thirumoorthy 1
PMCID: PMC1194148  PMID: 3346026

Abstract

One hundred prostitutes were interviewed about the prophylactic measures they took against infection. The use of contraceptive diaphragms and clandestine antibiotics correlated significantly with fewer gonococcal infections.

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