Detection of antimicrobial-treated Chlamydia trachomatis with Amplicor PCR test kit

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 211-215

  Takahashi, S ^a   Hagiwara, T ^b   Shiga, S ^b   Hirose, T ^a   Tsukamoto, T ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplicor; Chlamydia trachomatis; Posttreatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034520001     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560070005     Document Type: Article

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