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8482760

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies comparing the cytology brush (Cytobrush) with swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis from the uterine cervix have yielded divided results. The authors carried out a retrospective analysis at the University of South Florida Student Health Service to evaluate the effect of a change in specimen collection technique on C trachomatis prevalence estimates in female university students. Samples were collected from 1,003 women in 1989, using a small Dacron swab, and 1,229 women in 1990, using a brush; the samples were tested by means of the Pathfinder Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) detection kit. Positive test results were 5.88% for 1989 and 11.66% for 1990. Actual C trachomatis prevalence for 1989 and 1990 was stable, as determined by three control groups. The results suggest that the cytology brush is more effective than the Dacron swab for the detection of C trachomatis in the uterine cervix when it is used with the Pathfinder EIA test kit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0744-8481
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the cytology brush with the Dacron swab for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis by enzyme immunoassay in female university students.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't