Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in asymptomatic men and women by PCR assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1396-1400

  Toye, B ^a   Peeling, R W ^b   Jessamine, P ^a   Claman, P ^a   Gemmill, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0029999267     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1396-1400.1996     Document Type: Article

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