Abstract
The use of new flocked swabs, compared to kit swabs, enhanced the ability of three commercial nucleic acid amplification tests to detect low levels of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acids when the organisms were diluted in a universal transport medium as mocked specimens.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Bacteriological Techniques* / instrumentation
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Bacteriological Techniques* / statistics & numerical data
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Cervix Uteri / microbiology
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Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
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Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
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Culture Media
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Female
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Humans
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques* / instrumentation
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques* / statistics & numerical data
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Sensitivity and Specificity