USING SELF-ADMINISTERED TAMPONS TO DIAGNOSE STDS

Authors
BOWDEN FJ PATERSON BA TABRIZI SN FAIRLEY CK GARLAND SM
Citation
Fj. Bowden et al., USING SELF-ADMINISTERED TAMPONS TO DIAGNOSE STDS, AIDS patient care, 12(1), 1998, pp. 29-32
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
AIDS patient care → ACNP
ISSN journal
08935068
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
29 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-5068(1998)12:1<29:USTTDS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The new nucleic acid amplification techniques (e.g., LCR and PCR) have allowed the introduction of non-and minimally-invasive techniques for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In this articl e, we describe one of these-the self-administrated tampon method-which we have used to detect the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisser ia gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and human papillomavirus in wom en.