The role of polymerase chain reaction and ligase chain reaction for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 731-738

  Davies, P O ^a,b   Ridgway, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Molecular Diagnostics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ligase chain reaction; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA LIGASES; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030817731     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919101     Document Type: Review

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