Evaluation of a rapid assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in outpatient clinics in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4183-4185

  Widjaja, Susana ^a   Cohen, Surekha ^b   Brady, William E ^f   O'Reilly, Kevin ^g   Susanto, ^c   Wibowo, Ajar ^d   Cahyono, ^e   Graham, Robert R ^a   Porter, Kevin R ^a,h  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b MotherCare Project   (Indonesia)

^c Ulin Provencial Hospital   (Indonesia)

^d Banjar Baru District Hospital   (Indonesia)

^e Kandangan District Hospital   (Indonesia)

^f MotherCare   (United States)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h Parasitic Diseases Program   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDONESIA; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032701994     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.4183-4185.1999     Document Type: Article

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