| Literature DB >> 2663916 |
W LeBar1, B Herschman, C Jemal, J Pierzchala.
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A total of 201 endocervical specimens were obtained from patients with a clinical or epidemiological history suggestive of chlamydial infection. These specimens were tested by DNA probe (Gen-Probe, San Diego, Calif.) and the IDEIA III (Boots-Celltech, Berkshire, United Kingdom) monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay and compared with cell culture for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. Discrepancies between cell culture and antigen detection methods were resolved by direct fluorescent-antibody testing. In a population with a 17.4% prevalence, the sensitivities and specificities of these assays were 82.8 and 99.4%, respectively, for the DNA probe assay and 97.1 and 98.1%, respectively, for the IDEIA III.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2663916 PMCID: PMC267437 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.5.826-828.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948