Diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum from biopsy samples [2]

Gut

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1522-1523

  Martin, Iona M C ^a   Alexander, S A ^a   Ison, C A ^a   Macdonald, N ^a,b   McCarthy, K ^c   Ward, H ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; PROCTITIS; RECTUM;

EID: 33749183894     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.096370     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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