Usefulness of oral wash specimens for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis from high-risk groups in Japan

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-475

  Hamasuna, Ryoichi ^a   Hoshina, Shinji ^b   Imai, Hirohisa ^c   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^d   Osada, Yukio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Hoshina Clinic   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydial urethritis; Oral wash specimens; Pharyngeal swab; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROAT CULTURE; URINE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTHWASHES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248674107     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01733.x     Document Type: Article

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