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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-9-29
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| pubmed:abstractText |
First-void urine specimens from 224 male recruits and 443 patients of venereal disease clinics without complaints of symptoms of urethritis were collected. Urinary leukocyte esterase test, two enzyme immunoassays (EIAs: Syva MicroTrak and Orion), a chemiluminometric assay (Magic Lite) and Syva's MicroTrak direct immunofluorescence test were used. The prevalence of chlamydial urethritis in the study population as determined by direct immunofluorescence test of first-void urine in the military recruits and venereal disease patients was 1.3% and 6.3%, respectively. The denominator used for calculation of sensitivities was the sum of patients with positive test results in at least two of the different test systems used. The sensitivities of first-void urine were 100% for Syva EIA, 96.7% for Orion EIA and 86.7% for the chemiluminometric assay. All assays proved highly specific (99.5-99.7%). Compared with direct immunofluorescence test of first-void urine, the urine leukocyte esterase test had a sensitivity of 93.6% and a specificity of 94.3%. The study showed that the urine leukocyte esterase test is an effective method to detect males infected by Chlamydia trachomatis.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0300-8126
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
22
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
65-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Ambulatory Care Facilities,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Chlamydia Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Chlamydia trachomatis,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Clinical Enzyme Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Evaluation Studies as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Fluorescent Antibody Technique,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Immunoassay,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Luminescent Measurements,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Mass Screening,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Military Personnel,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:8070931-Urethritis
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Non-invasive sampling for detection of genital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in males utilising urinary leukocyte esterase tests and immunoassays.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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