Effect of patient characteristics on performance of an enzyme immunoassay for detecting cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 01, 1990

Authors

L S Magder1, K C Klontz, L H Bush, R C Barnes

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

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