Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical smears of sexually active women in Manaus-AM, Brazil, by PCR

Chlamydia trachomatis is now one of the most prevalent bacteria found in classic sexually transmissible diseases (STD), and as such, constitutes a serious public health problem. We examined the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in 121 sexually active women who...

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Main Authors: Santos Cristina, Teixeira Fabiane, Vicente Ana, Astolfi-Filho Spartaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
DST
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000200001