Diagnosis and detection of Chlamydia Infections

 

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Publications

 


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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 159, Number 6, June 1999, 1868-1873
Value of the Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Noninvasive Respiratory Samples for Diagnosis of Community-acquired Pneumonia
ROSARIO MENÉNDEZ, JUAN CÓRDOBA, PILAR de la CUADRA, MARÍA J. CREMADES, JOSÉ L. LÓPEZ-HONTAGAS, MIGUEL SALAVERT, and MIGUEL GOBERNADO


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Br J Ophthalmol 1997;81:497-500 ( June )
Polymerase chain reaction for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in conjunctival swabs
Elfath M Elnifro,(a) Christopher C Storey,(b) David J Morris,(a,b) Andrew B Tullo (c)

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BMJ 1999 Apr 3;318(7188):931-3
Sexuality and health: the hidden costs of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis.
Duncan B, Hart G.

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BMJ 2001 Jan 27;322(7280):195-9
Qualitative analysis of psychosocial impact of diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis: implications for screening.
Duncan B, Hart G, Scoular A, Bigrigg A.

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BMJ 1997 Jul 26;315(7102):226-30
Comparison of two methods of screening for genital chlamydial infection in women attending in general practice: cross sectional survey.
Grun L, Tassano-Smith J, Carder C, Johnson AM, Robinson A, Murray E, Stephenson J, Haines A, Copas A, Ridgway G.

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National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998
Results of Simplified Screening for Chlamydia in Female Military Recruits
Suggest Testing for All Sexually Active Young Women

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National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998
Age-Based Screening is Cost-Effective Method to Control Chlamydial Infection

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PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 1 January 1998, p. e1
A School-based Chlamydia Control Program Using DNA Amplification Technology
Deborah A. Cohen*, , Malanda Nsuami*, Roger Bedimo Etame*, Susanne Tropez-Sims*, §, Sue Abdalian, Thomas A. Farley, and David H. Martin*

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PEDIATRICS Vol. 106 No. 3 September 2000, p. e32
Testing for Chlamydia and Sexual History Taking in Adolescent Females: Results From a Statewide Survey of Colorado Primary Care Providers
Kathleen C. Torkko, MS, MSPH*, Kenneth Gershman, MD, MPH*, , Lori A. Crane, PhD, MPH*, Richard Hamman, MD, DrPH*, and Anna Barón, PhD*

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The British Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 36, 763-765,
Copyright © 1997 by British Society for Rheumatology
Ligase chain reaction in detection of Chlamydia DNA in synovial fluid cells
S Nikkari, M Puolakkainen, U Yli-Kerttula, R Luukkainen, OP Lehtonen and P Toivanen

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The British Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 36, 198-202
Copyright © 1997 by British Society for Rheumatology
Evaluation of commercially available tests for Chlamydia nucleic acid detection in synovial fluid of patients
S Bas, B Ninet, O Delaspre and TL Vischer

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The British Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 37, 1054-1059,
Copyright © 1998 by British Society for Rheumatology
Chlamydia trachomatis antibody detection and diagnosis of reactive arthritis
S Bas and TL Vischer

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Determination of PCR efficiency in chelex-100 purified clinical samples and comparison of real-time quantitative PCR and conventional PCR for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae.
Tina Mygind , Svend Birkelund , Niels Birkebaek , Lars Oestergaard , Jorgen Jensen and Gunna Christiansen
BMC Microbiology 2002 2: 17 - ISSN 1471-2180

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Research article
Smoking, season, and detection of chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in clinically stable COPD patients
Marek Smieja, Richard Leigh, Astrid Petrich, Sylvia Chong, Dennis Kamada, Frederick E Hargreave, Charles H Goldsmith , Max Chernesky and James B Mahony

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BMC Infectious Diseases
Research article
Non-detection of Chlamydia species in carotid atheroma using generic primers by nested PCR in a population with a high prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae antibody
Grace M Ong , Peter V Coyle , Aires AB Barros D'Sa , W Glenn McCluggage , W Paul Duprex , Hugh J O'Neill , Dorothy E Wyatt , Kathleen B Bamford , Barney O'Loughlin and Conall McCaughey

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Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001;33:492-503
© 2001 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
1058-4838/2001/3304-0012$03.00
Standardizing Chlamydia pneumoniae Assays: Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) and the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (Canada)
Scott F. Dowell, Rosanna W. Peeling, Jens Boman, George M. Carlone, Barry S. Fields, Jeannette Guarner, Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Lisa A. Jackson, Cho-Chou Kuo,3Matthias Maass, Trudy O. Messmer, Deborah F. Talkington, Maria Lucia Tondella, Sherif R. Zaki, and the C. pneumoniae Workshop Participantsa

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Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000;31:951-957
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
1058-4838/2000/3104-0016$03.00
Home Sampling versus Conventional Swab Sampling for Screening of Chlamydia trachomatis in Women: A Cluster-Randomized 1-Year Follow-up Study
Lars Østergaard,1 Berit Andersen,3 Jens K. Møller,2 and Frede Olesen3

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:S447-S448
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
0022-1899/2000/18106S-0014$02.00
Specificity of Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Cardiovascular Atheroma
Lisa A. Jackson, Lee Ann Campbell, Rodney A. Schmidt, Cho-chou Kuo, Alison L. Cappuccio, Ming Jong Lee, and J. Thomas Grayston

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:S411-S413
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
0022-1899/2000/18106S-0004$02.00
Epidemiologic Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Atherosclerosis: The Initial Serologic Observation and More
Pekka Saikku

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:S432-S436
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Arterial Tissues
Cho-chou Kuo and Lee Ann Campbell

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:S421-S425
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
The Microimmunofluorescence Test for Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: Technique and Interpretation
San-pin Wang

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:S444-S446
© 2000 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Chlamydia pneumoniae Detection in Atherosclerotic Plaques in Italy
Francesco Blasi, Laura Fagetti, and L. Allegra

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 1999;180:2074-2076
© 1999 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
CONCISE COMMUNICATIONS
Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA Detection in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is Predictive of Vascular Infection
Francesco Blasi, Jens Boman, Gloria Esposito, Germano Melissano, Roberto Chiesa, Roberto Cosentini, Paolo Tarsia2 Yamume Tshomba, Monia Betti, Marinella Alessi, Nicoletta Morelli, and Luigi Allegra

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BMJ 2003;326:1252-1255 (7 June)
Quality improvement report
Opportunistic screening for Chlamydia at a community based contraceptive service for young people
V Moens, family planning doctor, G Baruch, director and psychoanalyst, P Fearon, lecturer in psychology

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2002;185:252-258
© 2002 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Population-Based Strategies for Outreach Screening of Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Infections: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Berit Andersen, Frede Olesen, Jens K. Møller and Lars Østergaard