urethral swab

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urethral swab

Etymology: Gk, ourethra + D, zwabber

an absorbent pad on a slender rod used to treat lesions or to remove secretions.

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No references found			However, until now, male rapid tests for Chlamydia have been relatively inaccurate and involved urethral swabs, which can cause discomfort. Simple chlamydia urine test offers rapid, pain-free diagnosis by Asian News International gonorrhoeae was again isolated from urethral swabs. Threat to cefixime treatment for gonorrhea by Yokoi, Shigeaki; Deguchi, Takashi; Ozawa, Tomomi; Yasuda, Mitsuru; Ito, Shin-ichi; Kubota, Yasuaki; / Emerging Infectious Diseases This noninvasive screening tool may preclude the reluctance to disclose such sensitive health information due to fears of use of the urethral swab for chlamydia analysis. Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis among active duty male soldiers ... by Stafford, Elisabeth / Southern Medical Journal			urethra imperforate urethral urethral angle urethral artery urethral atresia urethral bulking agent urethral caruncle urethral crest urethral diverticula urethral diverticulum urethral duplication urethral folds urethral gland urethral groove urethral hematuria urethral injury urethral meatal stenosis Urethral meatus urethral obstruction urethral orifice urethral papilla urethral pressure profile urethral sinus urethral sphincter urethral stricture urethral swab urethral syndrome urethral valve urethralgia urethralism urethratresia urethrectomy urethremorrhagia urethremphraxis urethrism urethritis urethritis petrificans urethro- urethrobalanoplasty urethrobulbar urethrocele urethrocolostomy urethrocutaneous fistula urethrocystitis urethrocystograph urethrocystometry urethrocystoscopy urethrodynia urethrography urethrometry urethropenile			urethral process urethral process urethral process urethral process urethral prolapse urethral prolapse urethral prosthesis urethral prosthesis urethral prosthesis urethral rupture urethral rupture urethral s urethral s urethral s urethral sinus urethral sling urethral sling Urethral sound Urethral sound Urethral sound Urethral sound urethral sphincter urethral sphincter urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence Urethral stricture Urethral stricture urethral sulcus urethral sulcus urethral sulcus urethral swab Urethral syndrome Urethral syndrome Urethral syndrome urethral utricle urethral utricle urethral utricle urethral valve urethralgia Urethralism urethras urethras urethras urethratresia urethratresia urethratresia urethrectomies urethrectomies urethrectomy urethrectomy urethremorrhagia urethremphraxis urethrism urethritis urethritis urethritis urethritis cystica urethritis cystica urethritis cystica urethritis petrificans urethro-

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