A multiplexed microfluidic PCR assay for sensitive and specific point-of-care detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.

A multiplexed microfluidic PCR assay for sensitive and specific point-of-care detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most common cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STD) worldwide. While commercial nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) are available for Ct, none are rapid or inexpensive enough to be used at the point-of-care (POC). Towards the first Ct POC NAAT, we...

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Main Authors: Deborah Dean, Rosemary S Turingan, Hans-Ulrich Thomann, Anna Zolotova, James Rothschild, Sandeep J Joseph, Timothy D Read, Eugene Tan, Richard F Selden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3522697?pdf=render

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