Detection of high risk HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal and cervical samples collected with flocked nylon and wrapped rayon dual swabs transported in dry tubes

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 291-293

  Krech, T ^a   Castriciano, S ^b   Jang, D ^c   Smieja, M ^c   Enders, G ^d   Chernesky, M ^c  

^a Labor Prof Krech AG Partner Laboratory of Medica   (Switzerland)

^b Futura Science Park   (Italy)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Labor Enders und Partner   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical; Chlamydia trachomatis; Dry swabs; Flocked; HPV; Rayon; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

NYLON; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

CELLULOSE; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 70349745734     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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