Comparison of serological assays for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies in different groups of obstetrical and gynecological patients

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 174-176

  Bax, C J ^a,b   Mutsaers, J A E M ^a   Jansen, C L ^a   Trimbos, J B ^b   Dorr P J ^a   Oostvogel, P M ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0037246814     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.10.1.174-176.2003     Document Type: Article

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