Evaluation of the fluorescent gonococcal test-heated.
In a 1-year evaluation of the indirect fluorescent antibody test for gonorrhea, 16,127 specimens from low-and high-risk groups were examined, and the results were compared with culture, history of exposure to a known patient, and clinical signs and symptoms. The results confirmed the usefulness of the indirect fluorescent antibody test for gonorrhea as a screening procedure, especially for women in the low-risk group. The test is more economic and probably more sensitive than culture for mass screening of asymptomatic women.
D000328:Adult; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests