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

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 423-426

  Sugunendran, H ^a   Birley, H D L ^a   Mallinson, H ^b   Abbott, M ^c   Tong, C Y W ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Endourethral swabs; Polymerase chain reaction; Urine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEVICE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URETHRA; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0035185148     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.6.423     Document Type: Article

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