Nucleic acid amplification tests (polymerase chain reaction, ligase chain reaction) for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pediatric emergency medicine

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 264-273

  Corneli, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chlamydia infections diagnosis; Gonorrhea diagnosis; Ligase chain reaction; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD CARE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17644374531     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000161475.50336.41     Document Type: Review

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