PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mallinson, H
AU  - Sikotra, S
AU  - Arya, O P
TI  - Cultural method for large-scale screening for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.34.7.712
DP  - 1981 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 712--718
VI  - 34
IP  - 7
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/34/7/712.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/34/7/712.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1981 Jul 01; 34
AB  - Idoxuridine-treated McCoy cells grown as monolayers in 96 well microplates provide a convenient method for the isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis. Staining of infected monolayers with periodic acid-Schiff reagent (PAS) allows easy recognition of C trachomatis inclusions without the need for dark-ground microscopy. By this method 384 clinical specimens can be examined concurrently. It is sufficiently sensitive to form the basis of a chlamydial culture service for patients attending Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics.