Rectal gonorrhoea in men - Is microscopy still a useful tool?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-279

  Grover, D ^a   Prime, K P ^a   Prince, M V ^b   Ridgway, G ^b   Gilson, R J C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonorrhoea; Microscopy; Rectal; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONORRHEA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTUM DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645550408     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206776253363     Document Type: Article

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