John M. S. Bartlett.pdf - Bio-Nica.info

Ligase Chain Reaction 149
24. Stary, A. (1999) Correct samples for diagnostic tests in sexually transmitted diseases: which
sample for which test? FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 24, 455– 459.
25. Stary, A., Najim, B., and Lee, H. H. (1997) Vulval swabs as alternative specimens for ligase
chain reaction detection of genital chlamydial infection in women. J. Clin. Microbiol.
35, 836–838.
26. Schepetiuk, S., Kok, T., Martin, L., Waddell, R., and Higgins, G. (1997) Detection of
Chlamydia trachomatis in urine samples by nucleic acid tests: comparison with culture and
enzyme immunoassay of genital swab specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35, 3355–3357.
27. Dubuis, O., Gorgievski-Hrisoho, M., Germann, D., and Matter, L. (1997) Evaluation of
2-SP transport medium for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
by two automated amplification systems and culture for chlamydia. J. Clin. Pathol. 50,
947–950.
28. Hook, E. W., III, Smith, K., Mullen, C., Stephens, J., Rinehardt, L., Pate, M. S., and Lee, H.
H. (1997) Diagnosis of genitourinary Chlamydia trachomatis infections by using the ligase
chain reaction on patient-obtained vaginal swabs. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35, 2133–2135.
29. Stary, A., Schuh, E., Kerschbaumer, M., Gotz, B., and Lee, H. (1998) Performance of
transcription-mediated amplification and ligase chain reaction assays for detection of
chlamydial infection in urogenital samples obtained by invasive and noninvasive methods.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 36, 2666–2670.
30. Carroll, K. C., Aldeen, W. E., Morrison, M., Anderson, R., Lee, D., and Mottice, S. (1998)
Evaluation of the Abbott LCx ligase chain reaction assay for detection of Chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine and genital swab specimens from a sexually
transmitted disease clinic population. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36, 1630–1633.
31. Garrino, M. G., Glupczynski, Y., Degraux, J., Nizet, H., and Delmee, M. (1999) Evaluation
of the Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex in human samples. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37, 229–232.
32. Moore, D. F. and Curry, J. I. (1998) Detection and identification of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis directly from sputum sediments by ligase chain reaction. J. Clin. Microbiol.
36, 1028–1031.
33. Ausina, V., Gamboa, F., Gazapo, E., Manterola, J. M., Lonca, J., Matas, L., et al. (1997)
Evaluation of the semiautomated Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct
detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol.
35, 1996–2002.
34. Lindbrathen, A., Gaustad, P., Hovig, B., and Tonjum, T. (1997) Direct detection of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples from patients in Norway by ligase
chain reaction. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35, 3248–353.
35. Fadda, G., Ardito, F., Sanguinetti, M., Posteraro, B., Ortona, L., Chezzi, C., et al. (1998)
Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay in comparison with culture
methods in selected Italian patients. New Microbiol. 21, 97–103.
36. Birkenmeyer, L. and Armstrong, A. S. (1992) Preliminary evaluation of the ligase chain reaction
for specific detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J. Clin. Microbiol. 30, 3089–3094.
37. Wilson, V. L., Wei, Q., Wade, K. R., Chisa, M., Bailey, D., Kanstrup, C. M., et al. (1999)
Needle-in-a-haystack detection and identification of base substitution mutations in human
tissues. Mutat. Res. 406, 79–100.
38. Abravaya, K., Carrino, J. J., Muldoon, S., and Lee, H. H. (1995) Detection of point
mutations with a modified ligase chain reaction (Gap-LCR). Nucleic Acids Res. 23,
675–682.