Does digital vaginal examination using lubricant have an impact on testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction?

Sex Transm Dis. 2002 Feb;29(2):112-3. doi: 10.1097/00007435-200202000-00008.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Chlamydia Infections / prevention & control
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lubrication
  • Physical Examination / methods*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Vaginal Smears

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial