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Articles
for WHO STI Diagnostics Publication Review
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Development of a real-time PCR assay to detect Treponema pallidum in clinical specimens and assessment of the assay’s performance by comparison with serological testing.
Leslie DE, Azzato F, Karapanagiotidis T, Leydon J, Fyfe J.
J Clin Microbiol 2007;45:93-96.
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Isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium from first-void urine specimens by coculture with Vero cells.
Hamasuna R, Osada Y, Jensen JS.
J Clin Microbiol 2007;45:847-50.
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Characteristics of the m2000 automated sample preparation and multiplex real-time PCR system for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Marshall R, Chernesky M, Jang D, Hook EW, Cartwright CP, Howell-Adams B, Ho S, Welk J, Lai-Zhang J, Brashear J, Diedrich B, Otis K, Webb E, Robinson J, Yu H.
J Clin Microbiol 2007;45:747-51.
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Application of an oligonucleotide array assay for rapid detecting and genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis from uorgenital specimens.
Zheng H, Jiang L, Fang D, Xue Y, Wu Y, Huang J, Ou Z.
Diagn MIcrobiol Infect Dis 2007;57:1-6.
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Vaginal microbicides can interfere with nucleic acid amplification tests used for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrheoae infection.
Crucitti T, Jespers V, Van Damme L, Van Dyck E, Buvé A.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007;57:97-9.
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A comparison of self-taken vulvovaginal and cervical samples for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection by polymerase chain reaction.
Keane FEA, Bendall R, Saulsbury N, Hadden L.
Int J STD AIDS 2007;18:98-100.
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Genital examination, microscropy and high vaginal swabs: are these valuable components of a sexually transmitted infection screen in asymptomatic women?
Green P, Lacey H, Kasperowicz R.
Int J STD AIDS 2007;18:85-88.
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Comparative performance of the Roche COBAS Amplicor assay and an in-house real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
Jalal, H, Al-Suwaine A, Stephen H, Carne C, Sonnex C.
J Med Microbiol 2007;56:320-22.
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Development of an internally controlled, homogenous polymerase chain reaction assay for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and varicella-zoster virus.
Hobson-Peters J, O’Loughlin P, Toye P.
Mol Cell Probes 200721:24-30.
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Trichomonas vaginalis detection using real-time TaqMan PCR.
Schirm J, Bos PAJ, Roozeboom-Roelfsema IK, Luijt DS, Möller LV.
J Microbiol Meth 2007;68:243-47.
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