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Chlamydia trachomatis antigen can be detected in the urine sample of men with non-gonococcal urethritis
M Tanaka1, T Matsumoto, J Kumazawa
1Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Urological Research
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
We tested the first portion of voided urine (FVU) and urethral swab from 80 patients with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) using a novel enzyme-amplified immunoassay (IDEIA) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen. Urine specimens were positive in all patients with positive urethral swabs (positive coincidence ratio, 100%) and in 6 of 54 patients with negative swabs (negative coincidence ratio, 88.9%). Our data suggest that FVU is suitable for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen using the IDEIA test in patients with NGU.