The vaginal introitus: A novel site for Chlamydia trachomatis testing in women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1542-1546

  Wiesenfeld, H C ^a   Heine, R P ^a   Rideout, A ^a   Macio, I ^a   DiBiasi, F ^a   Sweet, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; polymerase chain reaction; vaginal introitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS; VAGINA; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 0029946278     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70603-8     Document Type: Article

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