%0 Journal Article %1 ryder_male_2005 %A Ryder, Nathan %A Ivens, Daniel %D 2005 %J International Journal of STD & AIDS %K Audit, Bacteriological Culture Diseases Gonorrhea, Handling, Humans, Male, Media, Medical Neisseria Specimen Techniques, Urethra, Urethral gonorrhoeae, %N 9 %P 638 %T Male urethral gonorrhoea -- 5,700 pounds per positive test? %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16176635 %V 16 %X We audited all male urethral gonorrhoea cases from 2003 to determine the additional yield of culture following negative microscopy. Sixty-one episodes were reviewed, of which six were diagnosed by culture alone. In all, 475 cultures were performed to diagnose each case of microscopy-negative infection. As resources in sexual health clinics are limited, it may be appropriate to reconsider our policy of universal male urethral gonococcal culture.

@article{ryder_male_2005, abstract = {We audited all male urethral gonorrhoea cases from 2003 to determine the additional yield of culture following negative microscopy. Sixty-one episodes were reviewed, of which six were diagnosed by culture alone. In all, 475 cultures were performed to diagnose each case of microscopy-negative infection. As resources in sexual health clinics are limited, it may be appropriate to reconsider our policy of universal male urethral gonococcal culture.}, added-at = {2011-03-11T10:05:34.000+0100}, author = {Ryder, Nathan and Ivens, Daniel}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2915d6a8fefaf3448de847a609347fc58/jelias}, interhash = {addc4d730ca0876892e8408880617953}, intrahash = {915d6a8fefaf3448de847a609347fc58}, issn = {0956-4624}, journal = {International Journal of {STD} \& {AIDS}}, keywords = {Audit, Bacteriological Culture Diseases Gonorrhea, Handling, Humans, Male, Media, Medical Neisseria Specimen Techniques, Urethra, Urethral gonorrhoeae,}, month = sep, note = {{PMID:} 16176635}, number = 9, pages = 638, timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:43.000+0100}, title = {Male urethral gonorrhoea -- 5,700 pounds per positive test?}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16176635}, volume = 16, year = 2005 }