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Test-of-cure Analysis by Direct Immunofluorescence for Chlamydia Trachomatis After Antimicrobial Therapy

Overview
Journal J Clin Microbiol
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1987 Sep 1
PMID 3308954
Citations 4
Authors
I Nachamkin
K Sawyer
D Skalina
G W Crooks
R Ciotti
S J Sondheimer
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Abstract

The direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) was compared with culture for test-of-cure analysis for Chlamydia trachomatis in patients 7 to 10 days after antimicrobial therapy was given. DFA test-of-cure results correlated with culture results in 79.5% of 39 patients. Of DFA-negative patients, 97% had negative cultures. Six of seven patients with borderline DFA results had negative culture results.

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