title: Comparison of methylene blue/gentian violet stain to Gram's stain for the rapid diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in men.
abstract: We compared a simple, one-step staining procedure using a mixture of methylene blue and gentian violet to Gram stain for the detection of gonococcal urethritis. The sensitivity and specificity of both Gram stain and methylene blue/gentian violet stain were 97.3% and 99.6%, respectively. There was a 100% correlation between the 2 methods.
authors: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Section of Infectious Diseases, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. staylo2@lsuhsc.edu
authors: Stephanie N
authors: SN
authors: Taylor
authors: Richard P
authors: RP
authors: DiCarlo
authors: David H
authors: DH
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008751:Methylene Blue; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010619:Phenazines; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D005840:Gentian Violet; D008751:Methylene Blue