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The Impact on Accuracy and Cost of Ligase Chain Reaction Testing by Pooling Urine Specimens for the Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections

Background and Objectives: Nucleic acid amplification testing is the most accurate approach to diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Our objective was to compare the accuracy and cost savings ...
Medscape

Experts Weigh In on UTI: Diagnosis and Treatment in the First 2 Months of Life

An outstanding session on "Controversies in the Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Infants < 2 Months Old" was held at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Event.
Morningstar

Copan Launches UriVerse™: Fully Automated Solution for Urine Specimen Aliquoting

Urine specimens constitute a significant portion of the laboratory's daily workload, yet key pre-analytical steps like aliquoting are often still performed manually. UriVerse can reduce hands-on time, ...
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Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Swab or Urine Specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis From Young Canadian Women in Ontario

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: Undetected and untreated Chlamydia trachomatis infections can result in a significant health burden. Diagnostic testing refers to ...
Healio

Vaginal swabs preferred over urine samples for chlamydia, gonorrhea testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with urine samples, vaginal swabs had significantly greater sensitivity for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Nature

Prenatal diagnosis from fetal urine in bladder outlet obstruction: Success rates for traditional cytogenetic evaluation and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization

Purpose: To determine the optimal approach to the prenatal chromosome analysis of fetal urine from fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of traditional cytogenetic ...