Test-of-cure analysis by direct immunofluorescence for Chlamydia trachomatis after antimicrobial therapy.
The direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) was compared with culture for test-of-cure analysis for Chlamydia trachomatis in patients 7 to 10 days after antimicrobial therapy was given. DFA test-of-cure results correlated with culture results in 79.5% of 39 patients. Of DFA-negative patients, 97% had negative cultures. Six of seven patients with borderline DFA results had negative culture results.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-4283.
Sawyer
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Skalina
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Crooks
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Ciotti
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Sondheimer
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests