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Chlamydia trachomatis antigen can be detected in the urine sample of men with non-gonococcal urethritis

✍ Scribed by Tanaka, M. ;Matsumoto, T. ;Kumazawa, J. ;Nakayama, H. ;Miyazaki, Y.

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 152 KB
Volume: 19
Category: Article
ISSN: 0300-5623
DOI: 10.1007/bf00305301

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✦ Synopsis

We tested the first portion of voided urine (FVU) and urethral swab from 80 patients with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) using a novel enzyme-amplified immunoassay (IDEIA) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen. Urine specimens were positive in all patients with positive urethral swabs (positive coincidence ratio, 100%) and in 6 of 54 patients with negative swabs (negative coincidence ratio, 88.9%). Our data suggest that FVU is suitable for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen using the IDEIA test in patients with NGU.