Are we satisfied with the tools for the diagnosis of gonococcal infection in females?

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 430-434

  Su, Wen Hsiang ^a,b   Tsou, Tsung Shan ^b   Chen, Chien Sheng ^b   Ho, Tien Yu ^b   Lee, Wen Ling ^b,c,d   Yu, Yuan Yi ^a   Chen, Tien Jui ^a   Tan, Chia Hsuan ^e   Wang, Peng Hui ^d  

^a Yee Zen Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Microarray; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Point of care; Rapid diagnosis; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTINYLATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GONORRHEA; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 80955134327     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.08.012     Document Type: Review

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