Viability-PCR Shows That NAAT Detects a High Proportion of DNA from Non-Viable Chlamydia trachomatis

Kevin J. H. Janssen; Christian J. P. A. Hoebe; Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers; Lisanne Eppings; Mayk Lucchesi; Petra F. G. Wolffs

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165920

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Viability-PCR Shows That NAAT Detects a High Proportion of DNA from Non-Viable Chlamydia trachomatis

Kevin J. H. Janssen,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Christian J. P. A. Hoebe,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD South Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands
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Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD South Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands
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Lisanne Eppings,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD South Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands
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Mayk Lucchesi,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Petra F. G. Wolffs

* E-mail: p.wolffs@mumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Viability-PCR Shows That NAAT Detects a High Proportion of DNA from Non-Viable Chlamydia trachomatis

Kevin J. H. Janssen,
Christian J. P. A. Hoebe,
Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers,
Lisanne Eppings,
Mayk Lucchesi,
Petra F. G. Wolffs

Published: November 3, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165920

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