Efficacy of cytology for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women

This study evaluated the effectiveness of Papanicolaou staining for the initial diagnosis of Chlamydial infection in pregnant women. A hundred thirteen patients were examined with a Papanicolaou test, independent of gestational age, parity or maternal age. Three endocervical samples were collected;...

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Main Authors: Maria da Conceição de Mesquita Cornetta, Ana Katherine da Silveira Gonçalves, Anna Maria Bertini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000500007&lng=en&tlng=en