Current methods of laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 160-184

  Black, Carolyn M ^a,b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; REVIEW; SEROLOGY;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0031029743     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.1.160     Document Type: Review

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