Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in urethral smear in urological patients with urethritic symptoms - a retrospective and prospective survey.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00027431

Enrollment

150

Registered

2021-12-27

Start date

2022-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

N34.1

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective and prospective recording of sexually transmitted diseases in the urethral smear and the duration of previous antibiotic therapy as well as important clinical parameters in this

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: o Successful urethral swabbing in the last 5 years in the urological specialist practice Dr. med. Stefan Schmidt, Leipzig o Patient age over 18 o Explicit consent to the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: o Lack of consent to the study o Lack of capacity of the patient to give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The prevalence and germ spectrum of sexually transmitted diseases in urethral smear in women and men with urethritic symptoms.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Frequency of previous antibiotic therapies - Recording of the period from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease in the outpatient setting - Identification of subgroups with particularly high prevalences - Frequency of co-infections in sexually transmitted diseases.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefan Schmidt

Urologische Facharztpraxis

praxisleipzig@gmail.com0341 46338925

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026