RESUMEN

We compared a new enzyme immunoassay (Ortho Diagnostics Systems, Inc., Raritan, N.J.) (EIA) with iodine and fluorescent-antibody staining of inoculated McCoy cell monolayers for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in our female outpatient populations. EIA was more sensitive than iodine at a statistically significant level, but there were no statistically significant differences between EIA results and those for fluorescent-antibody staining.

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Técnicas Bacteriológicas , Chlamydia trachomatis/aislamiento & purificación , Adolescente , Adulto , Antígenos Bacterianos/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Chlamydia/diagnóstico , Chlamydia trachomatis/inmunología , Errores Diagnósticos , Estudios de Evaluación como Asunto , Femenino , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Humanos , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas , Yodo , Embarazo , Coloración y Etiquetado