High analytical sensitivity and low rates of inhibition may contribute to detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in significantly more women by the APTIMA Combo 2 assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 400-405

  Chernesky, Max ^a,d   Jang, Dan ^a   Luinstra, Kathy ^a   Chong, Sylvia ^a   Smieja, Marek ^a   Cai, Wenjie ^a   Hayhoe, Beth ^b   Portillo, Eder ^a   MacRitchie, Cindy ^c   Main, Cheryl ^c   Ewert, Ruth ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Evergreen Health Centre   (Canada)

^c Sexual Health Awareness Centre   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINE; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 32344432041     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.400-405.2006     Document Type: Article

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