A principle of quality assessment using a competitive polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in cervical specimens

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 765-770

  Lichtinghagen, Ralf ^a   Glaubitz, Ralf ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029736758     PISSN: 09394974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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