Abstract
The use of a water-based lubricant during digital vaginal examination has a modest effect on the yield of subsequent chlamydia testing by PCR, but should not preclude testing if a digital examination was performed before specimen collection.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 112-113 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Microbiology (medical)
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Uribasterra, P., Creinin, M. D., & Wiesenfeld, H. C. (2002). Does digital vaginal examination using lubricant have an impact on testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction? Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 29(2), 112-113.