Authors: Fahriye Eksi Ebru Dikensoy Efgan Dogan Gayyurhan Iclal Balci Ozcan Balat Tekin Karsligil Aysen Bayram Ozge Komurcu
Publish Date: 2010/09/25
Volume: 283, Issue: 6, Pages: 1349-1355
Abstract
A total of 370 women 170 symptomatic 100 asymptomatic and 100 infertile were included Of the endocervical specimens collected from all women using a Dacron swab the first one was taken to Stuart’s transport medium to culture while the second one was transferred onto slides to perform direct fluorescent antibody test DFA and Gram staining and the third specimen was used for Becton Dickinson BDProbeTec ET system BDPTC trachomatis was detected in 516 of symptomatic 111 of asymptomatic and 215 of infertile women with BDPT Sensitivity and specificity of the DFA test were 7273 and 9785 respectively N gonorrhoeae was detected in 242 of symptomatic and in 102 of infertile women N gonorrhoeae was not detected in any asymptomatic women In N gonorrhoeaepositive patients sensitivity and specificity of culture were 60 and 100 respectively while they were 80 and 100 for BDPT
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