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'''Urethritis''' is inflammation of the [[urethra]]. The main symptom is [[dysuria]], which is painful or difficult urination. | '''Urethritis''' is inflammation of the [[urethra]]. The main symptom is [[dysuria]], which is painful or difficult urination. | ||
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A swab is inserted 1–4cm into the urethra and rotated once. The swab is then smeared onto a glass slide and examined under a microscope. A commonly used cut-off for the diagnosis of urethritis is 5 or more polymorphs per high power field, but this definition has recently been called into doubt.<ref name="Bradshaw2006">{{cite journal | |||
| author=Bradshaw CS ''et al.'' | |||
| title=Etiologies of Nongonococcal Urethritis: Bacteria, Viruses, and the Association with Orogenital Exposure | |||
| journal=J Infect Dis | |||
| volume=193 | |||
| issue=3 | |||
| pages=333–5 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
Tests of gonorrhoea and [[chlamydia]] are sent on the swab. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra. The main symptom is dysuria, which is painful or difficult urination.
Lab tests
A swab is inserted 1–4cm into the urethra and rotated once. The swab is then smeared onto a glass slide and examined under a microscope. A commonly used cut-off for the diagnosis of urethritis is 5 or more polymorphs per high power field, but this definition has recently been called into doubt.[1]
Tests of gonorrhoea and chlamydia are sent on the swab.
References
- ↑ Bradshaw CS; et al. "Etiologies of Nongonococcal Urethritis: Bacteria, Viruses, and the Association with Orogenital Exposure". J Infect Dis. 193 (3): 333&ndash, 5.