1. Performance of commercially available enzyme immunoassays for detection of antibodies against herpes simplex virus type 2 in African populations.
   Van Dyck E, Buvé A, Weiss HA, Glynn JR, Brown DWG, De Deken B, Parry J, Hayes RJ.
   J Clin Microbiol . 2004;42:2961-2965

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2. Performance of a new, rapid assay for detection of Trichomons vaginalis.
   Kurth A, Wittington WLH, Golden MR, Thomas KK, Holmes KK, Schwebke JR
   J Clin Microbiol 2004;42:2940-43

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3. Comparison of three nucleic acid amplification tests for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens.
   Gaydos CA, Theodore M, Dalesio N, Wood BJ, Quinn TC.
   J Clin Microbiol 2004;42:3041-45.

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4. Combination of PCR targeting the VD2 of omp1 and reverse line blot analysis for typing of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis serovars in cervical scrape specimens.
   Molano M, Meijer CJLM, Morré SA, Pol R, van den Brule AJC.
   J Clin Microbiol 2004;42:2935-39.

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5. Comparison of the APTIMA CT and GC assays with the APTIMA Combo 2, the Abbott LCx assay, and direct fluorescent-antibody and culture assays for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
   Boyadzhyan B, Yashina T, Yatabe JH, Patniak M, Hill CS.
   J Clin Microbiol 2004;42:3089-93.

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6. Evaluation of Xenostrip-Tv, a rapid diagnostic test for Trichomonas vaginalis infection.
   Pillay A, Lewis J, Ballard RC.
   J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:3853-56.

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7. Performance of rapid syphilis tests in venous and fingerstick whole blood specimens.
   Siedner M, Zapitz V, Ishida M, De La Roca R, Klausner JD.
   Sex Transm Dis 2004;31:557-560.

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8. Comparison of first void urine and urogenital swab specimens for detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction in patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic.
   Jensen JS, Bjornelius E, Dohn B, Lidbrink P.
   Sex Transm Dis 2004;31:499-507.

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9. Development and use of a type-specific antibody avidity test based on herpes simplex virus type 2 glycoprotein G.
   Morrow RA, Friedrich D, Krantz E, Wald A.
   Sex Transm Dis 2004;31:508-15.

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10. Vulvovaginal symptoms in women with bacterial vaginosis.
    Klebanoff MA, Schwebke JR, Zhang J, Nansel TR, Yu K-F, Andrews WW.
    Obstet Gynecol 2004;104:267-72.

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11. Bacterial vaginosis: comparison of Pap smear and microbiological test results.
    Tokyol Ç, Aktepe OC, Cevrioðlu AS, Altindiþ M, Dilek FH.
    Mod Pathol 2004;17:857-60.

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12. Whole-blood counting immunoassay as a short-turnaround test for detection of hepatitis B surface antigen, anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies, and anti-Treponema pallidum antibodies.
    Kudo T, Kido A, Nishiyama Y, Koganeya H, Okuda T, Nabeshima M, Iinuma Y, Ichiyama S.
    J Clin Microbiol 2004;42:4250-52.

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13. Evaluation of the ELVIS plate method for the detection and typing of herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens.
    Crist GA, Langer JM, Woods GL, Procter M, Hillyard DR.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004;49:173-77.

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14. A new confirmatory Neisseria gonorrhoeae real-time PCR assay targeting the porA pseudogene.
    Whiley DM, Buda PJ, Bayliss J, Cover L, Bates J, Sloots TP.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2004;23:705-710.

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15. Evaluation of a rapid antigen detection test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine sediment for diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in males.
    Suzuki K, Matsumoto T, Murakami H, Tateda K, Ishii N, Yamaguchi K.
    J Infect Chemother 2004;10:208-11.

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16. Nucleic acid-based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and improved management using probiotic lactobacilli.
    Reid G, Burton J, Hammond J-A, Bruce AW.
    J Med Food 2004;7:223-28.

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17. When diagnosing genital herpes, it is important to use type-specific tests to distinguish HSV-1 from HSV-2.
    Strick L, Wald A.
    Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2004;4:443-453.

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18. The laboratory diagnosis of gonorrhea and syphilis infection.
    Chan EL, Kingston MA, Carlin EM.
    J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2004;30:126-27.

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19. Both nontreponemal and treponemal tests have disadvantages as screening tests for syphilis
    Pope V.
    Infect Med 2004;21:399-402.

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