Evaluation of a new amplified enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in male urine, female endocervical swab, and patient obtained vaginal swab specimens

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 350-354

  Tanaka, Masatoshi ^a   Nakayama, Hiroshi ^b   Sagiyama, Kazuyuki ^c   Haraoka, Masashi ^a   Yoshida, Hiroshi ^d   Hagiwara, Toshikatsu ^d   Akazawa, Kohei ^a   Naito, Seiji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nakayama Urologic Clinic   (Japan)

^c HARASANSHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Clinical specimens; Enzyme immunoassay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; URETHRITIS; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTITUTION; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URETHRITIS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0034073504     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.5.350     Document Type: Article

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