Improved detection by DNA amplification of Trichomonas vaginalis in males

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3681-3683

  Schwebke, Jane R ^a   Lawing, Lisa F ^a  

^a Zeigler Research Building #239 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URETHRITIS; URINALYSIS; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0036790167     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3681-3683.2002     Document Type: Article

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