Screening urine samples by leukocyte esterase test and ligase chain reaction for chlamydial infections among asymptomatic men.
J Clin Microbiol
; 33(9): 2483-4, 1995 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7494054
ABSTRACT
Urine samples from 358 asymptomatic males were screened for urethral inflammation by the leukocyte esterase (LE) test and for Chlamydia trachomatis by the ligase chain reaction (LCR). LE and LCR positivity rates were 7.5% (27 of 358 samples) and 2.8% (10 of 358 samples), respectively. Eight of the 10 LCR-positive samples were detected by the LE screening test. The urine LE prescreening test in combination with the LCR assay may be a reasonable approach for genitourinary chlamydial disease control.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
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Chlamydia Infections
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Chlamydia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Norway