Multicenter comparative evaluation of two rapid immunoassay methods for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen in endocervical specimens.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate two rapid immunoassay methods, QuickVue-Chlamydia (Quidel Corp., San Diego California) and Kodak SureCell (Kodak Corp., Rochester, NY) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen in endocervical swabs from high- and low-risk females.