Vaginal microbicides can interfere with nucleic acid amplification tests used for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-99

  Crucitti, Tania ^a   Jespers, Vicky ^a   Van Damme, Lut ^b   Van Dyck, Eddy ^a   Buvé, Anne ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Microbicides; Nucleic acid amplification test

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CELLULOSE SULFATE; MICROBICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA FLORA;

CELLULOSE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GELS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA;

EID: 33845465536     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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