Point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection: A systematic review of operational and performance characteristics

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 320-326

  Watchirs Smith, Lucy Alexandra ^a   Hillman, Richard ^b   Ward, James ^a   Whiley, David M ^c   Causer, Louise ^a   Skov, Steven ^d   Donovan, Basil ^a,e   Kaldor, John ^a   Guy, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GOLD STANDARD; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY DEVICE; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS; GONORRHOEA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS; TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84878191677     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050656     Document Type: Review

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