Demonstration of urogenital Chlamydia infection by means of the Chlamydiazyme test

Abbott's recently introduced Chlamydiazyme test which is based on the Elisa principal and cell culture technique was employed with the object of demonstrating urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in 150 persons. Neither of the methods were optimal. The Chlamydiazyme test had a lower...

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Published inUgeskrift for læger Vol. 151; no. 11; p. 693
Main Authors Kristiansen, F V, Grønlund, J, Kaspersen, P, From, E, Hansen, K B, Møller, B R
Format Journal Article
LanguageDanish
Published Denmark 13.03.1989
Subjects
Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Genital Diseases, Female - microbiology
Genital Diseases, Male - microbiology
Humans
Male
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Summary:Abbott's recently introduced Chlamydiazyme test which is based on the Elisa principal and cell culture technique was employed with the object of demonstrating urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in 150 persons. Neither of the methods were optimal. The Chlamydiazyme test had a lower sensitivity and specificity than the cell culture method.
ISSN:0041-5782