Quantitative analysis of epithelial cells in urine from men with and without urethritis: implications for studying epithelial: pathogen interactions <it>in vivo</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epithelial cells in first catch urine (FCU) specimens from 87 men with and without urethritis were quantified. Epithelial cells were broadly categorised into transitional and squamous populations using morphological characteristics a...

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Main Authors: Whittington Kate, Horner Patrick J, Wiggins Rebecca, Holmes Christopher H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/139