Reproducibility problems with the AMPLICOR PCR Chlamydia trachomatis test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 957-959

  Peterson, E M ^a   Darrow, V ^b   Blanding, J ^a   Aarnaes, S ^a   De La Maza, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0030900274     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.957-959.1997     Document Type: Article

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