Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in genital swabs: Comparison of commercial and in house amplification methods with culture

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Shattock, Richard M ^a   Patrizio, Craig ^a   Simmonds, Peter ^a   Sutherland, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplification methods; Chlamydia trachomatis; Genital swabs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

EID: 0031696822     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.4.289     Document Type: Article

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