Comparison of manual Amplicor PCR, Cobas Amplicor PCR, and LCx assays for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women by using urine specimens.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on February 01, 1997

Authors

R Pasternack1, P Vuorinen, T Pitkäjärvi, M Koskela, A Miettinen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.

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