Direct fluorescent antibody assay and polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis

OBJECTIVES: To identify Chlamydia trachomatis via polymerase chain reaction and a direct fluorescent antibody assay in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis while comparing the efficacies of both tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis in these conditions. METHODS: Conjunctival scraping sample...

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Autores principales: Nishiwaki-Dantas, Maria Cristina, de Abreu, Mariza Toledo, de Melo, Cynthia Mendonça, Romero, Ivana Lopes, Neto, Rubens Belfort Matos, Dantas, Paulo Elias Correa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22189723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001200003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22189723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001200003

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