1. Development and validation of a Rotor-Gene real-time PCR assay for detection, identification, and quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis in a single reaction.
   Jalal H, Stephen H, Curran MD, Burton J, Bradley M, Carne C.
   J Clin Microbiol 2006;44:206-13

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2. Use of an adaptation of a commercially available PCR assay aimed at diagnosis of chlamydia and gonorrhea to detect Trichomonas vaginalis in urogenital specimens.
   Van Der Pol B, Kraft CS, Williams JA.
   J Clin Microbiol http://jcm.asm.org/

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3. Laboratory diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in St Petersburg, Russia: inventory, performance characteristics and recommended optimizations.
   Unemo M, Savicheva A, Budilovskaya O, Sokolovsky E, Larsson M, Domeika M.
   Sex Transm Infect 2006;82:41-44.

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4. High analytical sensitivity and low rates of inhibition may contribute to detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in significantly more women by the APTIMA Combo 2 assay.
   Chernesky M, Jang D, Luinstra K, Chong S, Smieja M, Cai W, Hayhoe B, Portillo E, MacRitchie C, Main C, Ewert R.
   J Clin Micribiol 2006;44:400-405.

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5. The superiority of polymerase chain reaction over an amplified enzyme immunoassay for the detection of genital chlamydial infections.
   Jalal H, Stephen H, Al-Suwaine A, Sonnex C, Carne C.
   Sex Transm Infect 2006;82:37-40.

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6. Use of flocked swabs and a universal transport medium to enhance molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
   Chernesky M, Castriciano S, Jang D, Smieja M.
   J Clin Microbiol 2006;44:1084-86.

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7. The significance of voiding interval before testing urine samples for Chlamydia trachomatis in men.
   Manavi K, Young H.
   Sex Transm Infect 2006;82:34-36.

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8. Evaluation of a rapid Gram stain interpretation method for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.
   Hilmarsdóttir I, Hauksdóttir GS, Jóhannesdóttir JD, Daníelsdóttir T, Thorsteinsdóttir H, Ólafsson JH.
   J Clin Microbiol 2006;44:1139-1140.

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9. Comparison of Gram and Kopeloff stains in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy.
   Libman MD, Kramer M, Platt R, Montreal Prematurity Study Group.
   Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2006;54:197-201.

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10. What is the impact of change in diagnostic test method on surveillance data trends in Chlamydia trachomatis infection?
    Burckhardt F, Warner P, Young H.
    Sex Transm Infect 2006;82:24-30.

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11. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
    Mania-Pramanik J, Potdar S, Kerkar S.
    J Clin Lab Anal 2006;20:8-14.

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12. Real-time PCR quantification of genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in women coinfected with HSV and HIV.
    Legoff J, Bouhlal H, Grésenguet G, Weiss H, Khonde N, Hocini H, Désiré N, Si-Mohamed A, de Dieu Longo J, Chemin C, Frost E, Pépin J, Malkin J-E, Mayaud P, Bélec L.
    J Cin Microbiol 2006;44:423-32.

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13. Etiologies of nongonococcal urethritis: bacteria, viruses, and the association with orogenital exposure.
    Bradshaw CS, Tabrizi SN, Read TRH, Garland SM, Hopkins CA, Moss LM, Fairley CK.
    J Infect Dis 2006;193:336-45

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14. Evaluation of goat blood as substitute for sheep blood in modified Thayer-Martin agar medium for culture and isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
    Chawdhury FAH, Sultana J, Rahman M.
    Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:181-82.

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15. Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of a rapid immunochromatographic test and the rapid plasma reagin test for antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique.
    Montoya P, Lukehart S, Brentlinger PE, Blanco AJ, Floriano F, Sairosse J, Gloyd S.
    Bull World Health Org 2006;84:97-104.

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16. Throwing the dice for the diagnosis of vaginal complaints?
    Schwiertz A, Taras D, Rusch K, Rusch V.
    Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2006;5:4.

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17. Quantitative detection and phylogeny-based identification of mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas from human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive patients.
    Hashimoto O, Yoshida T, Ishiko H, Ido M, Deguchi T.
    J Infect Chemother 2006;12:25-30.

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