Concordance between nucleic acid amplification technique and culture for the diagnosis of gonorrhoea

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 358-359

  Creighton, S ^a   Revell, B ^a   Barrow, A ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Gonorrhoea; Nucleic acid amplification technique; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETHRA; URINALYSIS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VULVA;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66349101738     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008393     Document Type: Article

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