Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection by Ligase Chain Reaction Testing of Urine Among Adolescent Women With and Without Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Abstract

Although more expensive than culture, LCR offers a sensitive means for the detection of N. gonorrhoeae in urine samples and may be useful for this purpose in settings where pelvic examinations are difficult to perform and simultaneous detection of N. gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis is advantageous.