Nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in low-prevalence settings: A review of the evidence

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 577-579

  Fifer, Helen ^a   Aison, Catherine ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENITOURINARY MEDICINE CLINIC; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LOW PREVALENCE SETTING; LOW RISK POPULATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROCEDURES;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84911392673     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051588     Document Type: Article

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