[Significance of neutrophil elastase in diagnosis of male genital tract infection].
Neutrophil Elastase(NE) is a kind of neutral proteinase. Its value in the diagnosis of male genital tract infection has attracted increasing attention in recent years. NE has special diagnostic value in screening the typical genital tract infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Trichomonas, as well as other kinds of genital infection, such as leukocytospermia and periorchitis. NE has been considered as a specific marker of the male genital tract infection.
Laboratory of Reproduction & Genetics, Nanjing Ceneral Hospital of Nanjing Command, PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
Xiao-Xing
XX
Shi
Xue-Jun
XJ
Shang
Yu-Feng
YF
Huang
D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae; D011379:Prognosis; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum
D019272:Leukocyte Elastase