title: Correlation between culture testing of swabs and ligase chain reaction of first void urine from patients recently treated for Chlamydia trachomatis.
abstract: We assessed the correlation between ligase chain reaction (LCR) on first void urine (FVU) and cultures of urethral and cervical swabs to detect chlamydia during three post-treatment follow up visits for 10 men and 19 women with genital chlamydial infections who had been treated with azithromycin or doxcycline.
authors.affiliation: The Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. jangd@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sellors
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahony
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scholar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chernesky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000652:urine; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D022521:Ligase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D017963:Azithromycin; D004318:Doxycycline