Sampling technique is important for optimal isolation of pharyngeal gonorrhoea

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 557-560

  Mitchell, M ^a   Rane, V ^a   Fairley, C K ^a,b   Whiley, D M ^c,d   Bradshaw, C S ^a,b,e   Bissessor, M ^a   Chen, M Y ^a,b  

^a MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGEAL GONORRHOEA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; THROAT CULTURE; EVALUATION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHARYNX DISEASE; TESTING; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PROCEDURES;

GONORRHOEA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA; TESTING;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84891532699     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051077     Document Type: Article

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