The impact on accuracy and cost of ligase chain reaction testing by pooling urine specimens for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 504-507

  Krepel, Jack ^a   Patel, Jay ^b   Sproston, Arlene ^b   Hopkins, Faulene ^b   Jang, Dan ^c   Mahony, James ^c   Chernesky, Max ^c  

^a Scilab Microbiology Services   (Canada)

^b DYNACARE LABORATORIES   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST SAVINGS; DNA LIGASES; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

EID: 0032843039     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199910000-00004     Document Type: Article

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