Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Chlamydia trachomatis transcription-mediated amplification assay with urine specimens from women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 676-678

  Pasternack, Rafael ^a   Vuorinen, Pauli ^a   Miettinen, Ari ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0031056201     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.676-678.1997     Document Type: Article

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