Self-obtained vaginal swabs for PCR chlamydia testing: A practical alternative

被引：15

作者：

Rose, Sally B.

Lawton, Beverley A.

Bromhead, Collette

Macdonald, E. Jane

Lund, Kim A.

机构：

[1] Womens Hlth Res Ctr, Sch Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Primary Hlth Care & Gen Practice, Wellington 7343, New Zealand

[2] Dept Mol Biol, Wellington, New Zealand

[3] Wellington Sexual Hlth Serv, Wellington, New Zealand

[4] Wellington Hosp, Capital & Coast Hlth Dist Hlth Board, Wellington, New Zealand

来源：

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY | 2007年 / 47卷 / 05期

关键词：

chlamydia; PCR; self-obtained sample; STI; vaginal swabs;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00768.x

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

This study shows that given a choice, New Zealand women at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) opt to provide a self-taken vaginal swab over a clinician-taken sample for STI testing. Self-obtained vaginal swabs have previously been shown to have equal sensitivity and specificity to endocervical swabs and greater sensitivity than urine for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We suggest that self-obtained vaginal swabs should be a readily available option offered to women for chlamydia testing by PCR in New Zealand.

引用

页码：415 / 418

页数：4

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