Molecular diagnosis and Chlamydia trachomatis infections prevalence in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients of a population of the Zulia State, Venezuela;Diagnóstico molecular y prevalencia de infecciones por Chlamydia trachomatis en pacientes sintomáticas y asintomáticas de una población del estado de Zulia, Venezuela

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-52

  Arráiz Rodríguez, Nailet ^a,b   Ginestre P , Messaria ^b   Perozo M , Armindo ^b   Castellano G , Maribel ^b   Urdaneta, Baldimiro ^a   García G , María M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Laboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica   (Venezuela)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Endocervical swabs; Polymerase chain reaction; Symptomatic asymptomatic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VENEZUELA;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 33847194675     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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