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1424514

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Two enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) detecting Chlamydia trachomatis from endocervical swabs, Syva MicroTrak (MT) and Abbott Chlamydiazyme (CZ), were compared with a tissue culture (TC) standard. Initially, 8% (100 of 1250) of specimens were TC positive, yielding sensitivities of 94% (94 of 100) for MT and 79% (79 of 100) for CZ with identical 98% specificities (1129 of 1150 for MT and 1130 of 1150 for CZ). Discrepant specimens were retested by both EIAs and assayed for elementary bodies (EBs) by a fluorescent antibody test. After discrepancy analysis, 9.5% (118) of 1240 patients were either TC or EB positive, yielding sensitivities of 94.1% for MT (111 of 118) and 79.7% for CZ (94 of 118) with identical specificities of 100% (1122 of 1122). These results indicate that the MT is significantly more sensitive (p less than 0.05, McNemar test) than CZ in detecting C. trachomatis from endocervical swabs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
579-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of two ELISA's for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis from endocervical swabs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't