Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among low- and high-risk Filipino women and performance of Chlamydia rapid tests in resource-limited settings

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4011-4017

  Saison, Francis ^a   Mahilum Tapay, Lourdes ^b,e   Michel, Claude Edouard E ^b   Buttress, Nigel D ^b,e   Nadala Jr , Elpidio Cesar B ^b,e   Magbanua, Jose Paolo V ^b   Harding Esch, Emma M ^c   Villaruel, M Odeta ^d   Canong, Lorna ^a   Celis, Rey L ^a   Lee, Helen H ^b  

^a Western Visayas Medical Center   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Social Hygiene Clinic   (Philippines)

^e Diagnostics for the Real World Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL HYGIENE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 37249066692     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01343-07     Document Type: Article

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