Temperature stability of vaginal specimens for chlamydia trachomatis detection by amplicor polymerase chain reaction assay

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 428-429

  Witkin, S S ^a   Tolbert, V ^a   Sharma, G ^a   Polaneczky, M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Polymerase chain reaction; Vaginal introitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VAGINA SMEAR;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; VAGINAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0034934916     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462011923444     Document Type: Article

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