Stability of Trichomonas vaginalis DNA in urine specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1628-1630

  Ingersoll, Jessica ^a   Bythwood, Tameka ^a   Abdul Ali, Deborah ^a   Wingood, Gina M ^b,c   Diclemente, Ralph J ^b,c   Caliendo, Angela M ^a,c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URINE;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 43249128917     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02486-07     Document Type: Article

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