Poor sensitivity and consistency of microscopy in the diagnosis of low grade non-gonococcal urethritis.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the reliability of the diagnosis of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), and the variation between and within microscopists, from urethral smears at a large London genitourinary medicine clinic. METHODS: A senior microscopist (SM) preselected 60 Gram stained urethral smear slide...

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Main Authors: Smith, R, Copas, A, Prince, M, George, B, Walker, A, Sadiq, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003