Chlamydia antibody testing for tubal factor subfertility;Diagnostische toepassing van de Chlamydia-antilichaamtest bij subfertiele vrouwen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 151, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 1981-1985

  Lardenoije, C M J G ^a   Land, J A ^b  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; NETHERLANDS; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34648843256     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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