Comparison of a Polymer Conjugate-Enhanced Enzyme Immunoassay to Ligase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in Endocervical Swabs Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • ABSTRACT Two endocervical swabs from each of 1,123 women were collected into manufacturer-supplied transport tubes and tested for Chlamydia trachomatis by a polymer conjugate-enhanced (PCE) enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (IDEIA PCE Chlamydia; DAKO) and a ligase chain reaction assay (LCx Chlamydia; Abbott). After confirmation by the EIA blocking test, the sensitivity of the IDEIA PCE remained at 91.8% and the specificity increased from 98.2 to 99.8% compared to LCx.

authors

  • Chernesky, Max
  • Jang, Dan
  • Copes, Debby
  • Patel, Jay
  • Petrich, Astrid
  • Biers, Kathleen
  • Sproston, Arlene
  • Kapala, Julius

publication date

  • June 2001