Detection of PCR inhibitors in cervical specimens by using the AMPLICOR Chlamydia trachomatis assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3072-3074

  Verkooyen, R P ^a,b   Luijendijk, A ^a   Huisman, W M ^a   Goessens, W H F ^a   Kluytmans, J A J W ^a   Van Rijsoort Vos, J H ^a   Verbrugh, H A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0029909254     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3072-3074.1996     Document Type: Article

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