The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in fresh tissue specimens from patients with ectopic pregnancy or tubal factor infertility as determined by PCR and in-situ hybridisation

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 902-908

  Barlow, R E L ^a   Cooke, I D ^a   Odukoya, O ^a   Heatley, M K ^a   Jenkins, J ^a   Narayansingh, G ^a   Ramsewak, S S ^a   Eley, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0034806628     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-10-902     Document Type: Article

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