Current Methods of Laboratory Diagnosis of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infections
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Current methods of laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis are probably the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. Commonly unrecognized and often inadequately treated, chlamydial infections can ascend the reproductive tract and cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which often results in the devastating consequences of infertility, ectopic pregnancy, or chronic pelvic pain. C. trachomati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0022-5347,1527-3792
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63675-9