title: Altering TestPack Chlamydia sampling swab decreases testing time.
abstract: TestPack Chlamydia protocol time was reduced from 25 min to 15 min by altering the swab used to collect endocervical specimens for direct immunoassay detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. The clinical performance of the two TestPack Chlamydia protocols was statistically equivalent when evaluated with 607 paired endocervical specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Immunology Research, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates