Enzyme Amplified Immunoassay: a Novel Technique Applied to Direct Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis in Clinical Specimens

Overview

Journal J Clin Pathol

Specialty Pathology

Date 1985 Oct 1

PMID 3902899

Citations 24

Authors

S F Pugh

R C Slack

E O Caul

I D Paul

P N Appleton

S Gatley

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Abstract

Endocervical swabs from 212 women and urethral swabs from 100 men were tested by the routine methods for McCoy cell culture and simultaneously by a novel enzyme amplified immunoassay test to detect chlamydia antigen. Overall correlation of the amplified test with culture was 96.5%. The test proved to be a suitable screening procedure for genital chlamydial infection, particularly for large numbers of specimens or in cases in which culture was not available.

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