Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis endocervical infections by ligase chain reaction versus ACCESS Chlamydia antigen assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3072-3073

  Waites, K B ^a   Smith, K R ^b   Crum, M A ^c   Hockett, R D ^a   Wells, A H ^a   Hook III, E W ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST CONTROL; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0032809103     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.3072-3073.1999     Document Type: Article

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