Combined cervical swab and urine specimens for PCR diagnosis of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-178

  Wilcox, Mark H ^a   Reynolds, Maureen T ^a   Hoy, Christine M ^a   Brayson, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREEZING; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033933544     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.3.177     Document Type: Article

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