The value of testing urine in non-gonococcal urethritis.
This audit was conducted to look into the necessity of testing urine threads, in the diagnosis of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). In a sample of 280 NGU cases, it was found that in 8.8% of cases there was a risk of the diagnosis being missed, should Gram-stained urethral smears be totally relied on. The study showed that examining urine threads is beneficial in diagnosing NGU, especially, in symptomatic men with negative Gram-stained urethral smears. It should be noted, however, that in the group of patients studied for this audit, urine threads testing did not detect any chlamydia-positive NGU cases.
Wasef
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Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L78XP, UK. w_wasef@hotmail.com
Hughes
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Sugunendran
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Alawattegama
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D005840:Gentian Violet; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D010619:Phenazines; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D005840:Gentian Violet