Specific and sensitive diagnosis of syphilis using a real-time PCR for Treponema pallidum

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1233-1236

  Koek, A G ^a   Bruisten, S M ^a,b   Dierdorp, M ^a   van Dam, A P ^b   Templeton, K ^c,d  

^a Amsterdam Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Genital samples; Real time PCR; Sexually transmitted infections; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 33751079065     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01566.x     Document Type: Article

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