Engelsk titel: Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine, vulval and cervical swabs
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Författare:
Skjeldestad FE
;
Bakken IJ
;
Nordbö SA
;
Bratt H
Email: inger.bakken@sintef.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 8
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 05061110
Sammanfattning
INTERPRETATION : Urine samples or vulval swabs can replace conventional cervix swabs for the detection of Chlamydia.
RESULTS : The prevalence of Chlamydia infection was 4.1% (22/541). The sensitivity (cervix 22/22, urine 21/22 and vulva 21/22) and specificity (no false negative results) were high for all sampling sites.
MATERIALS AND METHODS : Vulval swabs, urine and cervix samples from 541 young, healthy women were tested for Chlamydia by polymerase chain reaction technique.
BACKGROUND : Increased testing rates for Chlamydia infection among young women can be achieved by more use of self-administered sampling methods. In this study, vulval swabs and urine are compared to conventional cervix samples.