“Sexually transmitted infections – laboratory diagnosis”

Question: What are the laboratory diagnostic methods for urethritis? (Page 747)

Answer: Infectious urethritis is caused by sexually transmissible pathogens. There should be clinical suspicion in cases of sexually active individuals with complaints of dysuria, urethral pruritus and/or urethral discharge. The diagnosis can be confirmed by the presence of one of the following findings: urethral secretions; bacterioscopy by Gram staining of purulent secretions obtained through urethral smear showing ≥two polymorphonuclear leukocytes on an immersion slide; testing for leukocyte esterase and/or presence of ≥10 leukocytes per field in the urinary sediment of the first urine (Page 750).

REFERENCE

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  Hachul M, Medeiros MVV, Simões R, Bernardo WM.Sexually transmitted infections – laboratory diagnosis. Rev Assoc Med Bras 2019; 65(6):745-754

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  10 Oct 2019
• Date of issue
  Sept 2019