Glans swabs are not appropriate specimens for diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic men

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2686-

  Raherison, Sophie ^a   Peuchant, Olivia ^a   Clerc, Maïthé ^a   Le Roy, Chloé ^a   Bébéar, Christiane ^a   De Barbeyrac, Bertille ^a   Normandin, Françoise ^b   Le Hen, Isabelle ^b  

^a Univ Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2   (France)

^b Maison Départementale de la Santé ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLANS PENIS SWAB; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

CARRIER STATE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GLANS;

EID: 68549099596     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01165-09     Document Type: Letter

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