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Viability-PCR Shows That NAAT Detects a High Proportion of DNA from Non-Viable Chlamydia trachomatis

OBJECTIVES: According to the current guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are the preferred diagnostic method for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections. However, NAATs amplify the available target DNA without discrimi...

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Autores principales: Janssen, Kevin J. H., Hoebe, Christian J. P. A., Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M., Eppings, Lisanne, Lucchesi, Mayk, Wolffs, Petra F. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27812208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165920