Self-collected swabs of the urinary meatus diagnose more Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections than first catch urine from men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-104

  Chernesky, Max A ^a   Jang, Dan ^a   Portillo, Eder ^a   Smieja, Marek ^a   Gilchrist, Jodi ^a   Ewert, Ruth ^b   MacRitchie, Cindy ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Evergreen Centre for Street Youth ^*  (Canada)

^c Hamilton Community Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY MEATUS SWAB;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874617203     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050573     Document Type: Article

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