Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a ligase chain reaction test kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 515-517

  Miyashita, N ^a   Matsumoto, A ^a   Niki, Y ^a   Matsushima, T ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ligase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0029967155     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.6.515     Document Type: Article

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