Chlamydia infection in patients with and without cervical intra-epithelial lesions tested by real-time PCR vs. direct immunofluorescence

Chlamydia infection in patients with and without cervical intra-epithelial lesions tested by real-time PCR vs. direct immunofluorescence

This study compares the detection rates of Chlamydia trachomatis by two techniques, direct immunofluorescence (IMF) and real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in patients with and without intra-epithelial cervical lesions (SIL) in Recife. We conducted a transversal study involving 35 women with...

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Main Authors: Micheline de Lucena Oliveira, Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim, Paulo Roberto Eleutério de Souza, Lúcia Cristina Bezerra de Albuquerque, Lucas André Cavalcanti Brandão, Rafael Lima Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia infections
fluorescent antibody technique direct
polymerase chain reaction
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