Positive predictive value of the Becton Dickinson VIPER system and the ProbeTec GC Qx assay, in extracted mode, for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 465-469

  Pope, Cassie F ^a   Hay, Phillip ^a,b   Alexander, Sarah ^c   Capaldi, Kay ^a   Dave, Jayshree ^a   Sadiq, S Tariq ^a,b   Ison, Catherine A ^c   Planche, Timothy ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78449259987     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.044065     Document Type: Article

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