Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infection by urine tests among adolescents clinics

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Beck Sague, Consuelo M ^a,b   Farshy, Carol E ^b   Jackson, Toya K ^b   Guillory, Lorin ^b   Edelkind, Daniela ^b   Bullard, Janice C ^b   Urdez, Elena A ^b   Jones, Bess ^c   Francis, Kelli ^b   Sievert, Alan ^c   Morse, Stephen A ^b   Black, Carolyn M ^b  

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

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Clifton Springs Teen Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cervical infection; Chlamydia trachomatis; Laboratory diagnosis; Ligase chain reaction; Polymerase chain reaction; Urine testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

EID: 0032032297     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00209-7     Document Type: Article

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