Evaluation of a rapid antigen detection test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine sediment for diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in males

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 208-211

  Suzuki, Kuri ^a   Matsumoto, Tetsuya ^a   Murakami, Hinako ^a   Tateda, Kazuhiro ^a   Ishii, Nobuhisa ^a   Yamaguchi, Keizo ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunochromatographic Test; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Urine antigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STORAGE; URETHRA; URINALYSIS; URINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 4644237826     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0322-6     Document Type: Article

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