A novel real-time PCR to detect Chlamydia trachomatis in first-void urine or genital swabs

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1667-1674

  Jaton, Katia ^a   Bille, Jacques ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST; DNA EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

AUTOMATION; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA;

EID: 33845403167     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46675-0     Document Type: Article

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