Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine, vulval and cervical swabs: A comparative study;Påvisning av Chlamydia trachomatis i urin-, vulva- og cervixprøver

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1629-1630

  Bakken, Inger Johanne ^a   Bratt, Harald ^a   Skjeldestad, Finn Egil ^a   Nordbø, Svein Arne ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX; VULVA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE; VAGINAL SMEARS; VULVA;

EID: 21444435675     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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