Haughie G E, Ames W R, Madsen E F
J Am Vener Dis Assoc. 1975 Dec;2(2):26-8.
Female contacts of males with gonococcal urethritis were screened for asymptomatic infection using self-inserted tampons. Results of cultures were compared with specimens collected with cervical swabs during a pelvic examination. The sequence of collection of specimens was randomized, and specimens were promptly incubated. Among 297 patients, 40.4% had positive cervical specimens and 35.4% had positive tampon specimens. A difference in rates of recovery by method of collection was 5.0% +/- 1.7%. A better correlation in results was noted among patients using oral contraceptives and among patients whose tampon specimen was collected after a pelvic examination. A relatively small difference in results by method of collection suggests that tampons may serve as an inexpensive screening device for sexually active women, especially in settings where pelvic examinations are not routinely performed, but where immediate processing of specimens is possible.
使用自插式棉塞对患有淋菌性尿道炎男性的女性性接触者进行无症状感染筛查。将培养结果与盆腔检查时用宫颈拭子采集的标本进行比较。标本采集顺序随机，标本立即进行培养。在297名患者中，40.4%的宫颈标本呈阳性，35.4%的棉塞标本呈阳性。不同采集方法的回收率差异为5.0%±1.7%。在使用口服避孕药的患者以及盆腔检查后采集棉塞标本的患者中，结果的相关性更好。不同采集方法的结果差异相对较小，这表明棉塞可作为一种廉价的筛查工具，用于性活跃女性，尤其是在不常规进行盆腔检查但能够对标本进行即时处理的环境中。
