Comparison of the ligase chain reaction with cell culture for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 116-119

  Ridgway, G L ^a   Mumtaz, G ^a   Robinson, A J ^b   Franchini, M ^a   Carder, C ^a   Burczak, J ^c   Lee, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Genitourinary Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Genital infection in women; Ligase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

LIGASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; UTERINE CERVIX;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGASES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA; URINE;

EID: 0030024594     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.2.116     Document Type: Review

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