Rose Sally B, Lawton Beverley A, Bromhead Collette, Macdonald E Jane, Lund Kim A
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Women's Health Research Centre, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Oct;47(5):415-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00768.x.
This study shows that given a choice, New Zealand women at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) opt to provide a self-taken vaginal swab over a clinician-taken sample for STI testing. Self-obtained vaginal swabs have previously been shown to have equal sensitivity and specificity to endocervical swabs and greater sensitivity than urine for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We suggest that self-obtained vaginal swabs should be a readily available option offered to women for chlamydia testing by PCR in New Zealand.
这项研究表明，在有选择的情况下，性传播感染（STI）高风险的新西兰女性更倾向于自行采集阴道拭子用于STI检测，而非由临床医生采集样本。此前研究表明，自行采集的阴道拭子在通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测沙眼衣原体时，与宫颈拭子具有相同的敏感性和特异性，且比尿液检测的敏感性更高。我们建议，在新西兰，自行采集阴道拭子应作为一项随时可为女性提供的选择，用于通过PCR检测衣原体。
