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1802697

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
Two hundred and fifty-four specimens from males and females consulting a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases were analyzed for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Each clinical sample was tested by the cell culture technique and the polymerase chain reaction using a closed system. When the two test systems were compared, the overall sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction was 96% and the specificity 94% when compared to the cell culture technique. By use of a closed system for DNA extraction and sample transfer for the polymerase chain reaction, contamination of the samples was minimized. The polymerase chain reaction detected a higher number of Chlamydia trachomatis infections among both symptomatic and asymptomatic females and males, and it also detected Chlamydia trachomatis at an earlier stage of infection when compared to cell culture. The polymerase chain reaction did not detect Chlamydia trachomatis after sufficient antibiotic treatment of the chlamydial infections.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0934-9723
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1057-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections by cell culture and the polymerase chain reaction using a closed system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Marselisborg Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study