[The usefulness of Chlamydia testpack for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in genito-urinary tract].
A comparative study between Chlamydia Testpack and Chlamydiazyme for the detection of chlamydial antigen was performed. In 61 cases suspected of being chlamydial infection, Chlamydia Testpack had a specificity of 92% and a sensitivity of 88% when compared with Chlamydiazyme. On the result of study using Chlamydia trachomatis serotype B, the sensitivity of Chlamydia Testpack which had a lower limit of 6 x 10(4)/ml of EB was less than that of Chlamydiazyme which had a lower limit of 0.7 x 10(4). However, the large number of EB presented in almost all positive specimen, indicated that Chlamydia Testpack could be used to screen the clinical materials.
Iwasa
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T
Department of Urology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine.
Fujiwara
S
S
Seo
K
K
Usui
T
T
Sumii
T
T
Fujii
M
M
Nagaoka
S
S
Nakano
H
H
Tanaka
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic