Comparison among performances of a ligase chain reaction-based assay and two enzyme immunoassays in detecting Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens from men with nongonococcal urethritis.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 01, 1996

Authors

T Deguchi1, M Yasuda, M Uno, K Tada, H Iwata, H Komeda, S Maeda, V Latila, I Saito, Y Kawada

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1: Department of Urology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.

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