Pooling of Urine Specimens for Detection of Asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis Infections by PCR in a Low-Prevalence Population: Cost-Saving Strategy for Epidemiological Studies and Screening Programs

Pooling, in groups of five, of urine specimens from asymptomatically infected men in a population with 4% prevalence, as determined by case finding, is 100% sensitive and specific and results in a 60.5% reduction in the number of tests needed. Pooling of urine specimens in groups of 10 for the estim...

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Autores principales: Morré, Servaas A., Meijer, Chris J. L. M., Munk, Christian, Krüger-Kjaer, Susanne, Winther, Jeanette F., Jørgensens, Hans O., van den Brule, Adriaan J. C.
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2000
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC86525/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10747169
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