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Word: microtrak (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1985-1985
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Because chlamydia is easy to treat once it is diagnosed, the key to preventing its spread--and its sometimes serious consequences--is better detection. That could be provided by two recently developed diagnostic tests that are both inexpensive and rapid. One, called MicroTrak, has been marketed for a year by the Syva Co. of Palo Alto, Calif., and provides a diagnosis in less than half an hour. The other, devised by Abbott Laboratories of North Chicago, Ill., takes from 3 1/2 to four hours but is better suited for testing large numbers of people. It became available nationwide last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Chlamydia: the Silent Epidemic | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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