CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS DFA
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Direct Immunofluorescence
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Genital, eye, or respiratory specimen.
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Smear on slide at ambient temperature or genital, eye or respiratory swab in multipurpose transport media (Microtest M4) or other viral transport media, refrigerated.
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Ambient - 3 days (swabs); indefinetly (fixed slides)
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Refrigerated - 5 days (swabs)
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Samples in EIA, GenProbe, bacterial transport media or viral transport media containing antibiotics.
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Sensitivity of this method is dependent on adequacy of the smear. If there are fewer than 20 columnar epithelial cells, the result will be "sample inadequate".
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