Pooling urine samples for ligase chain reaction screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 481-485

  Kacena, Katherine A ^a   Quinn, Sean B ^b   Howell, M René ^b   Madico, Guillermo E ^a,c   Quinn, Thomas C ^b,d   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0031975569     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.481-485.1998     Document Type: Article

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