Evaluation of laboratory testing methods for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the era of nucleic acid amplification

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2924-2927

  Battle, T J ^a   Golden, M R ^a   Suchland, K L ^a   Counts, J M ^a   Hughes, J P ^a   Stamm, W E ^a   Holmes, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA PROBE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034884502     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.8.2924-2927.2001     Document Type: Article

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