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Comparison of methylene blue/gentian violet stain to Gram's stain for the rapid diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in men.
- Source :
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Sexually transmitted diseases [Sex Transm Dis] 2011 Nov; Vol. 38 (11), pp. 995-6. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We compared a simple, one-step staining procedure using a mixture of methylene blue and gentian violet to Gram stain for the detection of gonococcal urethritis. The sensitivity and specificity of both Gram stain and methylene blue/gentian violet stain were 97.3% and 99.6%, respectively. There was a 100% correlation between the 2 methods.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-4521
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21992973
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318225f7c2