Temperature stability of vaginal specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis detection by Amplicor polymerase chain reaction assay. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Vaginal introital specimens were collected from 17 women - 10 positive and 7 negative for Chlamydia trachomatis, and kept in Amplicor collection medium at ambient temperature. Aliquots were removed at intervals for up to 34 days and frozen at -80 degrees C. Samples were thawed and assayed for C. trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results of all specimens remained unchanged over this time interval.

publication date

  • July 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Specimen Handling
  • Vaginal Diseases

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034934916

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1258/0956462011923444

PubMed ID

  • 11394977

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 7