Persistent Urethral Leukocytosis and Asymptomatic Chlamydial Urethritis

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Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from 47070 of asymptomatic, sexually active men whose urethral smears contained four or more polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) per high-power field (hpf) one week after their sexual activity was restricted. C. trachomatis was not detected in any of 23 asymptomatic, sexually active men having < 4 PMNI hpf in two urethral smears obtained one week apart. Semiquantitation of urethral PMN in the urethral Gram-stained smear is useful in the evaluation of asymptomatic men without gonorrhea who are concerned about the possibility of harboring a urethral pathogen.

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