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Uncommon Infections and Special Topics pp 207–216Cite as

Animal models for the study of human genital infection

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Part of the book series: Infections in Reproductive Health ((IRHC,volume 2))

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Although the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has increased in many countries, our knowledge about the immunobiology of the etiologic agents is inadequate to develop effective vaccines and minimize the incidence of these infections. Because most of the etiologic agents of STDs are pathogenic only for humans, experimental infectivity studies are limited. Why these organisms infect only humans and not other vertebrates is not known, but it is possible to speculate on the microbial factors that are involved.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  2. The Prentice Women’s Hospital and Medical Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  3. Chapel Hill Fertility Services, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

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Kita, E. (1985). Animal models for the study of human genital infection. In: Keith, L.G., Berger, G.S. (eds) Uncommon Infections and Special Topics. Infections in Reproductive Health, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4902-7_14

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