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Current methods of laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections

1997 • 518 citations

Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men and women by testing first-void urine by ligase chain reaction

1994 • 238 citations

Ligase chain reaction to detect Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the cervix

1994 • 215 citations

Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Ligase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine and Genital Swab Specimens from a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic Population

1998 • 141 citations

Evaluation of ligase chain reaction for use with urine for identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in females attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic

1995 • 140 citations

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by ligase chain reaction-based assays with clinical specimens from various sites: implications for diagnostic testing and screening

1996 • 135 citations

Noninvasive Tests for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: Application of Ligase Chain Reaction to First-Catch Urine Specimens of Women

1995 • 127 citations

Epidemiology of adult sexually transmitted disease agents in children being evaluated for sexual abuse

1992 • 124 citations

The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in children and adolescents evaluated for sexual abuse in Cincinnati: rationale for limited STD testing in prepubertal girls.

1995 • 105 citations

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in urine samples from men and women by ligase chain reaction

1995 • 94 citations

Ligase chain reaction for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital swabs

1995 • 78 citations

Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection by Ligase Chain Reaction Testing of Urine Among Adolescent Women With and Without Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

1998 • 30 citations

COMPARISON OF DETECTION METHODS FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN SPECIMENS OBTAINED FROM PEDIATRIC VICTIMS OF SUSPECTED SEXUAL ABUSE

1999 • 23 citations

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by a Ligase Chain Reaction Amplification Method

1996 • 8 citations