title: Temperature stability of vaginal specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis detection by Amplicor polymerase chain reaction assay.
abstract: Vaginal introital specimens were collected from 17 women - 10 positive and 7 negative for Chlamydia trachomatis, and kept in Amplicor collection medium at ambient temperature. Aliquots were removed at intervals for up to 34 days and frozen at -80 degrees C. Samples were thawed and assayed for C. trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results of all specimens remained unchanged over this time interval.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA. switkin@mail.med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Witkin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tolbert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polaneczky
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013696:Temperature; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears