Comparison of culture and different PCR assays for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in self collected vaginal swab specimens

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-398

  Crucitti, T ^a,b   Van Dyck, E ^a   Tehe, A ^a,c   Abdellati, S ^a   Vuylsteke, B ^a,c   Buve, A ^a   Laga, M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Belgium)

^c Projet RETRO CI ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROPREVALENCE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTITUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0142179898     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.5.393     Document Type: Article

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