Comparison of penile skin swab with intra-urethral swab and first void urine for polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis in male patients

Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Dec;35(12):999-1001. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318182a586.

Authors

Theodore E Pittaras¹, Joseph Papaparaskevas, Dimitra P Houhoula, Nicholas J Legakis, Efi Frangouli, Andreas Katsambas, Athanassios Tsakris, Helen Papadogeorgakis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 18665017
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318182a586

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
Chlamydia Infections / microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis / classification
Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
Penis / microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specimen Handling / methods*
Urethra / microbiology
Urethritis / diagnosis*
Urethritis / microbiology
Urine / microbiology

Substances

DNA, Bacterial