Pooling of urine specimens for PCR testing: A cost saving strategy for Chlamydia trachomatis control programmes

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-70

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a,d   Toye, Baldwin ^b   Jessamine, Peter ^b   Gemmill, Ian ^c  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Cost; Polymerase chain reaction; Urine specimens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST CONTROL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031897289     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.1.66     Document Type: Article

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