Confirmation of the Syva Microtrak enzyme immunoassay for chlamydia trachomatis by Syva direct fluorescent antibody test

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 465-470

  Beebe, James L ^a   Masters, Helen ^b   Jungkind, Donald ^b   Heltzel, David M ^b   Weinberg, Adriana ^b  

^a Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0029848234     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199611000-00005     Document Type: Article

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