New options for diagnosis and control of gonorrheal urethritis in males using uncentrifuged first voided urine (FVU) as a specimen for culture.
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Efficacy of an enzyme immunoassay with uncentrifuged first-voided urine for detection of gonorrhea in males.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.69.6.596