Comparison of Four Nonculture Diagnostic Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-483

  Palayekar, V V ^a   Joshi, J V ^b   Hazari, K T ^a   Shah, R S ^a   Chitlange, S M ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Reproduction India   (India)

^b Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Swami Prakashananda Ayurveda Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INDIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0034188999     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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