Diagnostic value of PCR and ELISA for Chlamydia trachomatis in a group of asymptomatic and symptomatic women in Isfahan, Iran

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-198

  Jenab, Anahita ^a   Golbang, Naser ^a   Golbang, Pouran ^b   Chamani Tabriz, Leili ^c   Roghanian, Rasoul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b Shahid Beheshti Hospital   (Iran)

^c Avesina Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydia trachomatis Infection; ELISA; PCR; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 67649424261     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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