Evaluation of the abbott LCx assay for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in endocervical swab specimens from females.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on December 01, 1998

Authors

S C Kehl1, K Georgakas, G R Swain, G Sedmak, S Gradus, A Singh, S Foldy

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Pathology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. kskehl@post.its.mcw.edu

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