LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for chlamydia - gonorrhea;
LOINC description : A bioassay to measure Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, sexually transmitted
bacterial diseases. The measure determines whether a participant has Chlamydia trachomatis
and/or Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most frequently
reported sexually transmitted bacterial diseases (STDs) in the United States. Chlamydia
trachomatis is known to cause pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, cervicitis,
urethritis, salpingitis, proctitis, and endometritis in women and urethritis, epididymitis,
and proctitis in men. STDs are frequently asymptomatic in women and often are undiagnosed.;
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