Optimization of a rapid test for antibodies to the Chlamydia trachomatis antigen Pgp3
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Simplified serological test for antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0732-8893
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.11.001