Effect of endocervical-specimen adequacy on detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by the APTIMA COMBO 2 assay.
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چکیده
Six hundred one endocervical specimens were analyzed for Chlamydia trachomatis by the APTIMA Combo 2 assay and evaluated for columnar epithelial cell adequacy by direct fluorescent-antibody staining. With 5.5% positive adequate and 7.8% positive inadequate specimens (P=0.27), the study suggested no difference in positivity rates due to specimen adequacy when this amplified technology was used.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 44 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006