Comparison of a polymer conjugate-enhanced enzyme immunoassay to ligase chain reaction for diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical swabs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2306-2307

  Chernesky, M ^a   Jang, D ^a   Copes, D ^a   Patel, J ^a   Petrich, A ^a   Biers, K ^a   Sproston, A ^a   Kapala, J ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034994831     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2306-2307.2001     Document Type: Article

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