Chlamydia trachomatis antigen can be detected in the urine sample of men with non-gonococcal urethritis.
We tested the first portion of voided urine (FVU) and urethral swab from 80 patients with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) using a novel enzyme-amplified immunoassay (IDEIA) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen. Urine specimens were positive in all patients with positive urethral swabs (positive coincidence ratio, 100%) and in 6 of 54 patients with negative swabs (negative coincidence ratio, 88.9%). Our data suggest that FVU is suitable for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen using the IDEIA test in patients with NGU.
Tanaka
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Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Matsumoto
T
T
Kumazawa
J
J
Nakayama
H
H
Miyazaki
Y
Y
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000652:urine*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D014526:Urethritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial