Influence of temperature, medium, and storage duration on Chlamydia trachomatis DNA detection by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 990-992

  Van Dommelen, Laura ^a,b   Wolffs, Petra F G ^a,b   Van Tiel, Frank H ^a,b   Dukers, Nicole ^a,b   Herngreen, Selma B ^a   Bruggeman, Cathrien A ^a,b   Hoebe, Christian J P A ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b South Limburg Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STORAGE DURATION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE; VAGINA SMEAR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 84874098694     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02631-12     Document Type: Article

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