| Parallel observation of four methods for screening women under 25 years of age for genital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. | |
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PMID: 12593898 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To compare four methods of screening women for Chlamydia trachomatis in an obstetrics and gynaecology department. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 303 healthy women under 25 years were recruited from antenatal, induced abortion, and family planning clinics. Each underwent parallel testing of endocervical specimens by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and ligase chain reaction (LCR), vulval swabs by LCR, and urine by LCR. Outcome measures included sensitivity, specificity, acceptability of each method, and the influence of pregnancy. RESULTS: Overall prevalence (95% CI) was 9.9% (6.8-14%). All methods had a high rate of detection (75-100%), not affected by pregnancy. Urine was most acceptable, followed by vulval swabbing. CONCLUSIONS: Opportunistic screening of women under 25 years attending obstetric and gynaecology affiliated clinics found high rates of C. trachomatis infection. Both urine and vulval swab methods were highly sensitive, acceptable, and not affected by pregnancy status. Due to pragmatic issues surrounding the urine method, screening by vulval swabs deserves wider recognition. |
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Susan Macmillan; Hamish McKenzie; Allan Templeton |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology Volume: 107 ISSN: 0301-2115 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. Publication Date: 2003 Mar |
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Created Date: 2003-02-20 Completed Date: 2003-10-09 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375672 Medline TA: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 68-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK. ogy167@abdn.ac.uk |
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Adolescent Adult Cervix Uteri / microbiology Child Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*, epidemiology Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics, isolation & purification* DNA, Bacterial / analysis Female Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Mass Screening / methods* Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Patient Satisfaction Pregnancy Sensitivity and Specificity Specimen Handling Urine / microbiology Vagina / microbiology Vulva / microbiology |
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0/DNA, Bacterial |
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