Optimal method of collection of first-void urine for diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1466-1469

  Wisniewski, Craig A ^a   White, John A ^b   Michel, Claude Edouard C ^a   Mahilum Tapay, Lourdes ^a,e   Magbanua, Jose Paolo V ^a   Nadala Jr , Elpidio Cesar B ^a,e   Barber, Penelope J ^c   Goh, Beng T ^d   Lee, Helen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Brook Advisory Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Diagnostics for the Real World Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URODYNAMICS; EVALUATION; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINE;

EID: 42449150852     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02241-07     Document Type: Article

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