Comparing urine samples and cervical swabs for Chlamydia testing in a female population by means of Strand Displacement Assay (SDA).

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Published in BMC Womens Health on March 25, 2010

Authors

Siren Haugland1, Turid Thune, Beata Fosse, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Stig Ove Hjelmevoll, Helge Myrmel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, University of Bergen, Norway. siren.haugland@isf.uib.no

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