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. 1996 Dec;72(6):435–439. doi: 10.1136/sti.72.6.435

"Does ligase chain reaction assay of urine in the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis offer significant improvement over existing diagnostic tests?"--a critical appraisal of the evidence.

L Grun 1, J Sheldon 1
PMCID: PMC1195735  PMID: 9038643

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