title: Application of the limulus lysate assay in evaluation of disseminated gonorrhea in women.
abstract: The limulus lysate assay was utilized as a diagnostic adjunct in the evaluation of three cases of disseminated gonorrhea in women. Although not a specific test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the limulus lysate assay, when used with properly diluted endocervical samples, gave results that correlated with conventional diagnostic techniques. If the advantages and limitations of the limulus lysate assay become fully appreciated, it may serve as a useful clinical tool for diagnosis of this syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008033:Limulus Test