How likely is environmental or patient cross-contamination of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA to lead to false positive results in patients attending our clinic? | Sexually Transmitted Infections

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How likely is environmental or patient cross-contamination of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA to lead to false positive results in patients attending our clinic?

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Sum Yee Chan The Courtyard Clinic, St Georges Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sophie Jose Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rebecca King The Courtyard Clinic, St Georges Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark R Pakianathan The Courtyard Clinic, St Georges Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Caroline Sabin Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Tariq Sadiq Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St Georges University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Phillip E Hay The Courtyard Clinic, St Georges Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim Planche Centre for Infection and Immunity, St Georges University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sum Yee Chan, The Courtyard Clinic, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK; sumyeeyorkies{at}yahoo.co.uk

Citation

Chan SY, Jose S, King R, et al

How likely is environmental or patient cross-contamination of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA to lead to false positive results in patients attending our clinic?

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013;89:105-107.

Publication history

Received May 19, 2012
Revised August 24, 2012
Accepted August 30, 2012
First published October 4, 2012.

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May 13, 2016

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