High prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infections in adolescent females not having pelvic examinations: Utility of PCR-based urine screening in urban adolescent clinic setting

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Oh, M Kim ^a   Richey, Charity M ^b   Pate, Mitchell S ^b   Brown, Pernell R ^a   Hook III, Edward W ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asymptomatic chlamydial infection; Chlamydia trachomatis; Endocervical culture; Females; Nucleic acid amplification; Pelvic examination; Polymerase chain reaction; Urine screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ALABAMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION; URINE;

EID: 0030741858     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00311-4     Document Type: Article

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