Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody test to detect Chlamydia in cervical and urethral specimens

B. A. Forbes; N. Bartholoma; J. McMillan; M. Roefaro; L. Weiner; L. Welych

doi:10.1128/jcm.23.6.1136-1137.1986

Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody test to detect Chlamydia in cervical and urethral specimens

B. A. Forbes, N. Bartholoma, J. McMillan, M. Roefaro, L. Weiner, L. Welych

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The MicroTrak Chlamydia trachomatis Direct Specimen Test (MT; Syva Co., Palo Alto, Calif.) was compared with cell culture in two patient populations. The sensitivity of the MT for a low-prevalence group was significantly lower (59.6%) than that for a high-prevalence group (84.4%). The results underscored the need to run the MT in parallel with culture initially if the prevalence of chlamydial infections is unknown and questioned the usefulness of the MT as a screening test for chlamydia in low-prevalence populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1136-1137
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	23
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.23.6.1136-1137.1986
State	Published - 1986
Externally published	Yes

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