title: Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a ligase chain reaction test kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.
abstract: The sensitivity and specificity of a newly developed ligase chain reaction (LCR) test kit were examined by the use of highly purified elementary bodies (EBs) and in situ inclusions containing reticulate bodies only. The performance of the LCR kit was compared with a commercially available polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit, AMPLICOR Chlamydia trachomatis. The number of EBs and inclusions of C trachomatis, respectively, at the detection limit of both kits were two EBs and one inclusion per assay. Neither kit cross-reacted with C pneumoniae, C psittaci and C pecorum EBs or reticulate bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushima
mesh_terms: D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011088:DNA Ligases; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005784:Gene Amplification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011088:DNA Ligases