Ability of commercial ligase chain reaction and PCR assays to diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men by testing first-void urine

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 982-984

  Chernesky, Max A ^a   Chong, Sylvia ^a   Jang, Dan ^a   Luinstra, Kathy ^a   Sellors, John ^a   Mahony, James B ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRITIS; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0030898727     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.982-984.1997     Document Type: Article

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