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Abstract
The objectives of this study are: 1. To determine the incidence of C. trachomatis infection among the symptomatic male patients with non-gonococcal urethritis by detection of this organism in both urethral discharge and urine specimens. 2. To assess the performance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a sensitive method for the detection of C. trachomatis in urine versus urethral swab specimens. CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION IN URINE AND URETHRAL DISCHARGE IN MALE UROGENITAL DISEASes. The overall incidence of Chlamydia was 40.4% (12/30) in urethral swabs and 36.7%(11/30) in urine from symptomatic men. In contrast , no one of the 10 asymptomatic men proved to be positive for C. trachomatis in this study. All performance data were relative since the reference standard used here was based on the positivity of PCR Performed on awabs . The sensitivity and specificity of PCR assay on urine samples wewe 91.7% and 100%, respectively. The positive and negative urine PCR assay was 96.0%.