Moving to nucleic acid-based detection of genital Chlamydia trachomatis

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-266

  Tong, C Y William ^a   Mallinson, Harry ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Hybridization probe; LCR; Multiplex assays; NASBA; PCR; Q replicase; RAM; SDA; TMA

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID BASE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0036086128     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2.3.257     Document Type: Review

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