De Novo Induction of Atherosclerosis by <i>Chlamydia pneumoniae</i> in a Rabbit Model

I. W. Fong, Brian Chiu, Esther Viira, +2

Infection and Immunity

High Analytical Sensitivity and Low Rates of Inhibition May Contribute to Detection of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> in Significantly More Women by the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay

Max Chernesky, Dan Jang, Kathy Luinstra, +8

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Regional Distribution of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in Men and Women in Ontario, Canada

Michelle Howard, John W. Sellors, Dan Jang, +4

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Use of Flocked Swabs and a Universal Transport Medium To Enhance Molecular Detection of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> and <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>

Max Chernesky, Santina Castriciano, Dan Jang, +1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Urinary inhibitors of polymerase chain reaction and ligase chain reaction and testing of multiple specimens may contribute to lower assay sensitivities for diagnosingChlamydia trachomatisinfected women

Max Chernesky, Dan Jang, John W. Sellors, +4

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Polymerase Chain ReactionUrological ResearchUrologyVulvar DiseasesLigase Chain Reaction +6

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Specimen Collection Preference Among Women, Using Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs in Community Settings

Elizabeth Richardson, John W. Sellors, Sharon J. MacKinnon, +5

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Head-to-Head Comparison of Second-Generation Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Urine Samples from Female Subjects and Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs

Max Chernesky, Dan Jang, Jodi Gilchrist, +5

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

EngineeringDiagnosisGynecologyNucleic Acid Amplification TestDisease Detection +16

Chlamydia trachomatis confirmatory testing of PCR-positive genitourinary specimens using a second set of plasmid primers

James B. Mahony, K. Luinstra, Dan Jang, +2

Molecular and Cellular Probes

MedicineDiagnostic TestPathogenesisDiagnosisPathology +6

Aptima HPV Assay versus Hybrid Capture® 2 HPV test for primary cervical cancer screening in the HPV FOCAL trial

Darrel Cook, Laurie Smith, Jennifer Law, +10

Journal of Clinical Virology

Screening Urine with a Leukocyte Esterase Strip and Subsequent Chlamydial Testing of Asymptomatic Men Attending Primary Care Practitioners

John W. Sellors, James B. Mahony, Laura Pickard, +4

Sexually Transmitted Diseases