{"id":17109,"date":"2022-11-16T15:02:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/?page_id=17109"},"modified":"2022-11-16T15:02:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:02:45","slug":"testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infection-using-wet-and-dry-self-collected-brush-samples-among-women-in-mombasa-kenya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/research\/publications-2\/testing-for-sexually-transmitted-infection-using-wet-and-dry-self-collected-brush-samples-among-women-in-mombasa-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infection Using Wet and Dry Self-Collected Brush Samples Among Women in Mombasa, Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #333399\">Authors<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grabert BK, Islam JY, Kabare E, <strong>Vielot NA<\/strong>, Waweru W, Mandaliya K, Shafi J, Adala L, McClelland RS, Smith JS.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #333399\">Abstract<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We compared detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , and Trichomonas vaginalis using dry and wet self-collected samples using brushes among females who engage in sex work in Mombasa, Kenya. Detection of T. vaginalis and N. gonorrhoeae in dry and wet samples was similar, but C. trachomatis detection in dry samples appeared lower.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #333399\">Citation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grabert BK, Islam JY, Kabare E, Vielot NA, Waweru W, Mandaliya K, Shafi J, Adala L, McClelland RS, Smith JS. Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infection Using Wet and Dry Self-Collected Brush Samples Among Women in Mombasa, Kenya. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Sep 1;49(9):e100-e103. doi: 10.1097\/OLQ.0000000000001575. Epub 2021 Oct 25. 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