Pilot study of COBAS PCR and ligase chain reaction for detection of rectal infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2174-2175

  Golden, Matthew R ^a,b,d   Astete, Sabina G ^a   Galvan, Rosa ^c   Lucchetti, Aldo ^c   Sanchez, Jorge ^c   Celum, Connie L ^a   Whittington, William L H ^a   Stamm, Walter E ^a   Holmes, King K ^a   Totten, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Public Health Seattle King County   (United States)

^c ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL IMPACTA SALUD Y EDUCACIÓN   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PURIFICATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTAL DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0038627926     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2174-2175.2003     Document Type: Article

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