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Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis in the United States
Joint Authors
Source
ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chlamydia, with its Chlamydia trachomatis etiology, is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States and is often transmitted via asymptomatic individuals.
This review summarizes traditional and molecular-based diagnostic modalities specific to C.
trachomatis.
Several commercially available, FDA-approved molecular methods to diagnose urogenital C.
trachomatis infection include nucleic acid hybridization, signal amplification, polymerase chain reaction, strand displacement amplification, and transcription-mediated amplification.
Molecular-based methods are rapid and reliable genital specimen screening measures, especially when applied to areas of high disease prevalence.
However, clinical and analytical sensitivity for some commercial systems decreases dramatically when testing urine samples.
In vitro experiments and clinical data suggest that transcription-mediated amplification has greater analytical sensitivity than the other molecular-based methods currently available.
This difference may be further exhibited in testing of extragenital specimens from at-risk patient demographics.
The development of future molecular testing could address conundrums associated with confirmatory testing, medicolegal testing, and test of cure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harkins, April L.& Munson, Erik. 2011. Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis in the United States. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459801
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harkins, April L.& Munson, Erik. Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis in the United States. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459801
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harkins, April L.& Munson, Erik. Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis in the United States. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459801
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459801