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Pooling Samples: the Key to Sensitive, Specific and Cost-effective Genetic Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in Low-Resource Countries
1 Jan 2007
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The aims of this study were to compare the performance characteristics and cost-effectiveness of pooling endocervical samples for screening and diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, and to investigate the prevalence of C. trachomatis infection in women in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. A total of 1500 endocervical samples were tested individually and when pooled in groups of 5 and 10 samples, respectively. A previously...
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