Does digital vaginal examination using lubricant have an impact on testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction?

Pablo Uribasterra; Mitchell D Creinin; Harold C. Wiesenfeld

Does digital vaginal examination using lubricant have an impact on testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction?

Pablo Uribasterra, Mitchell D Creinin, Harold C. Wiesenfeld

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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

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Dermatology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Microbiology (medical)

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title = "Does digital vaginal examination using lubricant have an impact on testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction?",

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.",

author = "Pablo Uribasterra and Creinin, {Mitchell D} and Wiesenfeld, {Harold C.}",

year = "2002",

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journal = "Sexually Transmitted Diseases",

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