Clinical evaluation of the BD probetec™ chlamydia trachomatis Qx amplified DNA assay on the BD viper™ system with XTR™ technology

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 603-609

  Taylor, Stephanie N ^a   Van Der Pol, Barbara ^b,c   Lillis, Rebecca ^a   Hook, Edward W ^d,e   Lebar, William ^f   Davis, Thomas ^g   Fuller, Deanna ^g   Mena, Leandro ^h   Fine, Paul ⁱ   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^j   Martin, David H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^g WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

ⁱ Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINE;

CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URETHRA; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 79959637819     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31820a94d2     Document Type: Article

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