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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors

S. Chong, D. Jang, X. Song, J. Mahony, A. Petrich, P. Barriga, M. Chernesky
S. Chong
1McMaster University and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
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D. Jang
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2Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.778-782.2003
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.2.778-782.2003
PubMed 
12574282

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History 
  • Received April 9, 2002
  • Returned for modification July 31, 2002
  • Accepted November 12, 2002
  • Published online February 1, 2003.

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  1. S. Chong1*ast;,
  2. D. Jang1,
  3. X. Song1,
  4. J. Mahony1,
  5. A. Petrich1,
  6. P. Barriga2 and
  7. M. Chernesky1
  1. 1McMaster University and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
  2. 2Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • ↵* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Regional Virology and Chlamydiology Laboratory, St. Joseph's Healthcare, 50 Charlton Ave. East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada. Phone: (905) 521-6021. Fax: (905) 521-6083. E-mail: chernesk{at}mcmaster.ca .
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Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors
S. Chong, D. Jang, X. Song, J. Mahony, A. Petrich, P. Barriga, M. Chernesky
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Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors
S. Chong, D. Jang, X. Song, J. Mahony, A. Petrich, P. Barriga, M. Chernesky
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2003, 41 (2) 778-782; DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.778-782.2003
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