Chlamydia diagnosis: are the advances answering the problems of clinical practice?

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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyVolume 5, Issue 2 p. 109-110 Free Access Chlamydia diagnosis: are the advances answering the problems of clinical practice? David Taylor-Robinson, David Taylor-Robinson MRC STD Research Group, she Jefferiss Wing. St Man's Hospital. Paddington, London W2 INY, U.K.Search for more papers by this author David Taylor-Robinson, David Taylor-Robinson MRC STD Research Group, she Jefferiss Wing. St Man's Hospital. Paddington, London W2 INY, U.K.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1995 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.1995.tb00529.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References [1] Taylor-Robinson D. Genital chlamydial infections; clinical aspects, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. In: Recent Advances in Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, No 4. Eds JRW. Harris SM. Forster Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh . 1991: 219– 262. [2] Ossewaarde JM. New methods in diagnostic and epidemiological research of Chlamydia trachomatis infections: the tide is turning molecular. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1995; 5: 111– 123. [3] Thomas BJ, MacLeod EJ, Taylor-Robinson D. Evaluation of the sensitivity of ten diagnostic assays for Chlamydia trachomatis by a simple laboratory procedure. J Clin Pathol 1993; 46: 408– 410. [4] Moncada J, Schachter J, Bolan G, Engelman J, Howard L, Mushahwar I, Ridgway G, Mumtaz G, Stamm W, Clark A. Confirmatory assay increases specificity of the Chlamydiazyme test for Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the cervix. J Clin Microbiol 1990; 28: 1770– 1773. [5] Thomas BJ, Osborn MF, Monday PE, Evans RT, Taylor-Robinson D. A 2-year quantitative assessment of Chlamydia trachomatis in a sexually transmitted diseases clinic population by the MicroTrak direct smear immunofluorescence test. Int J STD & AIDS 1990; 1: 264– 267. [6] Chernesky MA, Jang D, Lee H, Burczak JD, Hu H, Sellers J, Tomazic-Allen SJ, Mahony JB. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men and women by testing first-void urine by ligase chain reaction. J Clin Microbiol 1994; 32: 2682– 2685. [7] Lee HH, Chernesky MA, Schachter J, Burczak JD, Andrews WW, Muldoon S, Leckie G, Slamm WE. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis genitourinary infection in women by ligase chain reaction assay of urine. Lancet 1995: 345: 213– 216. Volume5, Issue2September 1995Pages 109-110 ReferencesRelatedInformation