Use of Urine Ligase Chain Reaction to Identify the Asymptomatic Adolescent Female with Chlamydia Genitourinary Infection

Autor: Pottker, Tamara I., Biro, Frank M., Reising, Shirley F., Von Volborth, Christopher A.
Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; August 1997, Vol. 10 Issue: 3 p164-164, 1p
Abstrakt: Ligase chain reaction (LCR) is a diagnostic modality with excellent sensitivity for the detection of chlamydia. This study compared urine and endocervical LCR to chlamydia culture, and clinical performance characteristics between those with and without symptoms.
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