[PDF][PDF] Assessment of screening practices in a subacute clinical setting following introduction of Trichomonas vaginalis nucleic acid amplification testing

E Munson, C Miller, M Napierala, T Kramme, R Olson… - WMJ, 2012 - wmjonline.org
BACKGROUND Trichomonas vaginalis is considered a significant sexually transmitted
infection (STI) etiology. It causes over 7 million infections in the United States annually and …

Evaluation of the Abbott RealTime™ CT assay with the BD ProbeTec™ ET assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in a clinical microbiology laboratory

A Walsh, FO Rourke, BN Laoi, B Crowley - Diagnostic microbiology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Abbott RealTime™ CT assay (Abbott Molecular, Des Plaines, IL) was evaluated by
testing male urine samples (n= 204) and female urine samples (n= 207) with matched …

Validation of COBAS Taqman CT for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in vulvo-vaginal swabs

S Skidmore, M Kaye, D Bayliss… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - sti.bmj.com
Background: Vulvo-vaginal swabs (VVSs) are not validated for use by the manufacturers of
two widely used nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for the detection of Chlamydia …

Clinical laboratory assessments for Mycoplasma genitalium in a high-prevalence sexually-transmitted infection community reveal epidemiologic dichotomies with …

E Munson, KL Munson, RF Schell - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging agent of sexually-transmitted infection
and is responsible for clinically-significant genital tract disease in both females and males …

Molecular diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in the United States

E Munson, MA Firmani - Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Gonorrhea, with its Neisseria gonorrhoeae etiology, is the second most
common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States and is most often …

Rapid tests for detection and quantitation of Enterococcus contamination in recreational waters

R Morgan, C Morris, K Livzey, J Hogan… - Journal of …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Presently, growth-based tests are used for the detection and quantitation of microbiological
contaminants in the environment. These tests take a minimum of 24 h to generate a result …

Оценка методов амплификации нуклеиновых кислот, используемых в России для выявления Chlamydia trachomatis

ЕВ Шипицына, ЕА Золотоверхая… - … и женских болезней, 2008 - cyberleninka.ru
Целью данного исследования было оценить диагностические характеристики методов
амплификации нуклеиновых кислот (МАНК), которые в настоящее время широко …

[HTML][HTML] APTIMA assay on SurePath liquid-based cervical samples compared to endocervical swab samples facilitated by a real time database

SN Khader, K Schlesinger, J Grossman, RI Henry… - Cytojournal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Liquid-based cytology (LBC) cervical samples are increasingly being used to
test for pathogens, including: HPV, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae …

Comparison of three assays for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in SurePath Pap samples and the role of pre-and postcytology testing

M Chernesky, D Jang, E Portillo, M Smieja… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are common causes of sexually
transmitted infections, and there is interest in screening SurePath liquid-based Pap (L-Pap) …

Chlamydia trachomatis: Diagnostic Procedures

A Stary, G Stary - Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually …, 2011 - Springer
Molecular biological technologies provide a high sensitivity and specificity for chlamydia
diagnosis and are now considered to be the gold standard method for detection of …