Effect of specimen order on Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae test performance and adequacy of papanicolaou smear

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-30

  Ghanem, Khalil G ^a,d   Koumans, Emilia H ^b   Johnson, Robert E ^b   Sawyer, Mary K ^c   Papp, John R ^b   Unger, Elizabeth R ^b   Black, Carolyn M ^b   Markowitz, Lauri E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Diagnostic testing; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Nucleic acid amplification tests; Papanicolaou smear; Swab order

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 32144438547     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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