Comparison of urine, first and second endourethral swabs for PCR based detection of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male patients

Objectives: To compare endourethral swabs and urine as diagnostic specimens for the detection of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in male patients attending a genitourinary clinic and to assess whether the first endourethral swab used solely for diag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sexually transmitted infections 2001-12, Vol.77 (6), p.423-426
Hauptverfasser:	Sugunendran, H, Birley, H D L, Mallinson, H, Abbott, M, Tong, C Y W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Analysis Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the genital system Biological and medical sciences Chlamydia Chlamydia infections Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis Chlamydia Infections - urine Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification Clinics Cohort Studies Diagnosis Gonorrhea Gonorrhea - diagnosis Gonorrhea - urine Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Leukocytes Male Medical Audit Medical sciences Microscopy Middle Aged Original Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Reproducibility of Results Sexually transmitted diseases Specimen Handling - methods Urethra - microbiology Urethritis - diagnosis Urethritis - microbiology Urethritis - urine Urine
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