Ortho enzyme immunoassay versus McCoy cell monolayers stained by iodine or fluorescent antibody for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.
We compared a new enzyme immunoassay (Ortho Diagnostics Systems, Inc., Raritan, N.J.) (EIA) with iodine and fluorescent-antibody staining of inoculated McCoy cell monolayers for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in our female outpatient populations. EIA was more sensitive than iodine at a statistically significant level, but there were no statistically significant differences between EIA results and those for fluorescent-antibody staining.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007455:Iodine; D011247:Pregnancy; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007455:Iodine