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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
A two-step (indirect) immunoperoxidase method directed against Chlamydia trachomatis was developed. The method was then used to evaluate the specificity of cytologic changes suggestive of C. trachomatis in Papanicolaou smears of cervical specimens from women who were culture-negative for the organism. Positive immunoperoxidase staining was detected in 9 of 21 cases (43%) tested. Technical problems, especially background staining, precluded interpretation in the remainder of the cases. Cervical cytology, as demonstrated by immunoperoxidase staining, may, in some instances, be more sensitive than the culture. However, because the etiology of cytologic changes not specifically identified by immunoperoxidase staining may be due to other organisms or factors, immunoperoxidase procedures, as described, should not replace culture for confirmation of cytologic findings suggestive of C. trachomatis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
665-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Papanicolaou-stained cervical smears by an indirect immunoperoxidase method.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article