Open AccessScreening Urine with a Leukocyte Esterase Strip and Subsequent Chlamydial Testing of Asymptomatic Men Attending Primary Care Practitioners
Author(s) -
John Sellors,
James B. Mahony,
Laura Pickard,
Dan Jang,
D. J. Groves,
Kathy Luinstra,
Max Chernesky
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-199305000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , leukocyte esterase , asymptomatic , urine , primary care , chlamydial infection , gynecology , chlamydia trachomatis , family medicine , immunology , urinalysis
The detection of asymptomatic urethritis using a leukocyte esterase (LE) strip may have a role in primary care screening to select men who need diagnostic testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.