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can leukocytes be used to triage for Chlamydia trachomatis testing?

April 26, 2017Chlamydia leukocytes Testing trachomatis triage Used

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can leukocytes be used to triage for Chlamydia trachomatis testing?

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Donnellan NM; Wiesenfeld HC Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. OBJECTIVE: The study was undertaken to investigate whether leukocytes on liquid-based cervical cytology can predict Chlamydia trachomatis infection. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective case-control study of females under 30 years examined the association between leukocytes on liquid-based cervical cytology and C. trachomatis infection. RESULTS: Smears from chlamydia-infected women had an average of 30.7 leukocytes and a median of 25.4 leukocytes per high-powered field (hpf), whereas smears from controls had an average of 11.5 leukocytes and a median of 7.1 leukocytes per hpf. The median leukocyte to epithelial cell ratio among infected women was 1.4 vs 0.