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Effect of urine specimen dilution on the performance of two commercial systems in the detection ofChlamydia trachomatis infection in men

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Tampere University Hospital, Box 2000, EIN-33521, Tampere, Finland

    R. Pasternack, P. Vuorinen & A. Miettinen

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Pasternack, R., Vuorinen, P. & Miettinen, A. Effect of urine specimen dilution on the performance of two commercial systems in the detection ofChlamydia trachomatis infection in men. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 676–678 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01708358

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