Urinary leukocyte esterase test: A screening method for the detection of asymptomatic chlamydial and gonococcal infections in men

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 573-576

  McNagny, Sally E ^a,b   Parker, Ruth M ^a,b   Zenilman, Jonathan M ^a,b   Lewis, Joel S ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADULT; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CARRIER STATE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COLORIMETRY; GEORGIA; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0026595914     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.3.573     Document Type: Article

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