Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in young men by ligase chain reaction

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 649-650

  Neu, Natalie ^a   Grumet, Surah ^a   McNees, Alex ^a   Lai, Lena ^a   Della Latta, Phyllis ^a   Whittier, Susan ^a   Saiman, Lisa ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ligase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RISK FACTORS; URINE;

EID: 0032811582     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199907000-00018     Document Type: Article

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