Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for determining the presence or absence of Chlamydia in a patient, as well as diagnostic kits useful in practicing the methods of the invention. The methods of the invention are based on nucleic acid amplification reactions to detect both Chlamydia genomic and cryptic plasmid sequences. In one embodiment, the methods involve using nucleic acid primers to specifically amplify the Chlamydia trachomatis ompA gene and cryptic plasmid. These methods provide both enhanced reliability and sensitivity of detection, thereby providing an accurate determination of the presence or absence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a patient.

Abstract: A method and system for transmitting service-related information between a number of connection controllers, wherein the service-related information is transmitted directly between the connection controllers, such that the full range of functions of preexisting services is available at any time for complex services of an intelligent network in the use of which a number of connections with connection controllers in each case associated with them are used at least from time to time.