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A simple and rapid DNA extraction method for Chlamydia trachomatis detection from urogenital swabs
Matthew A Butzler1, Jennifer L Reed1, Sally M McFall1
1Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208.
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|September 18, 2017
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A highly sensitive and specific Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) diagnostic test was developed by combining filtration isolation of nucleic acid (FINA) extraction with quantitative polymerase chain reaction including an internal control to identify test inhibition. A pilot study of 40 clinical specimens yielded 100% sensitivity and specificity.
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