Self administered tampons can be used to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases
- 8 February 1997
- Vol. 314 (7078) , 446
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.314.7078.446
Abstract
Editor–Lars Østergaard and colleagues highlight the importance of self administered techniques for diagnosing and screening for chlamydial infection in women.1 They used the combined results from three samples (first void urine, midstream urine, and a sample obtained with a 5 ml vaginal pipette) but were concerned about whether women in the general community would comply with this method. We have used a tampon method administered by patients to detect several genital infections, including infection with Chlamydia trachomatis , …Keywords
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