Detection ofChlamydia trachomatis in urine from men with urethritis
| Autor: | Eric Sandström, Olof Ringertz, Ann-Kerstin Ruden, Marianne Bäckman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Microbiology (medical) Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Chlamydia trachomatis Urine medicine.disease_cause Sensitivity and Specificity Gastroenterology Immunoenzyme Techniques Internal medicine Positive predicative value medicine Humans Urethritis Chlamydiaceae Bacteriological Techniques biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Chlamydia Infections medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Chlamydiales Immunology business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 12:447-449 |
| ISSN: | 1435-4373 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01967439 |
| Popis: | The performance of a commercial EIA (Chlamydiazyme) for detection ofChlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens was compared with that of culture of urethral samples from men with urethritis. The incidence of chlamydial infection on the basis of culture results was 34 % (56/167). The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for the EIA were 55 % (31/56), 98 % (109/111), 94 % (31/33) and 81 % (109/134), respectively, compared with culture. Although this EIA has a high specificity, the low sensitivity makes it valueless as a clinical tool for demonstrating chlamydial antigen in urine from men with urethritis. |
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