Comparison of the PACE 2 assay, two amplification assays, and clearview EIA for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in female endocervical and urine specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2223-2229

  Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^a   Landers, Lenore ^a   Thorneycroft, Ian ^a   Chapin, Kimberle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; URINALYSIS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0033002323     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2223-2229.1999     Document Type: Article

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