Evaluation of the digene hybrid capture II CT-ID test for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1579-1581

  Girdner, Jennifer L ^a   Cullen, Allison P ^b   Salama, Teresa G ^c   He, Ling ^b   Lorincz, Attila ^b   Quinn, Thomas C ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Digene Corporation   (United States)

^c Baltimore City Hlth Dept Chest C   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032923034     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1579-1581.1999     Document Type: Article

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