How adequate is adequate for the collection of endocervical specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis testing?

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 579-583

  Beebe, James L ^a   Gershman, Kenneth A ^a   Kelley, James K ^a   Hagner, Dinah ^b   Creede, Paul ^b  

^a Colorado Dept Pub Hlth/Environ ^*  (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0032693871     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199911000-00007     Document Type: Article

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