A comparison of two methods for the diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 962-965

  Alexander, Sarah ^a   Martin, Iona M C ^a   Ison, Catherine ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NONHUMAN; OMPL GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 50249126722     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000562-0     Document Type: Article

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