Evaluation of patient-administered tampon specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 133-137

  Tabrizi, Sepher N ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^c   Chen, Shujun ^c   Giouzeppos, Olivia ^c   Paterson, Barbara ^a   Bowden, Francis J ^a   Garland, Suzanne M ^c  

^a Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAMPON;

EID: 0034059919     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200003000-00002     Document Type: Article

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