Performance of Anyplex™ II multiplex real-time PCR for the diagnosis of seven sexually transmitted infections: Comparison with currently available methods

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Choe, Hyun Sop ^a   Lee, Dong Sup ^a   Lee, Seung Ju ^a   Hong, Sung Hoo ^b   Park, Dong Choon ^a   Lee, Mi Kyung ^c   Kim, Tae Hyoung ^d   Cho, Yong Hyun ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial and parasite infection; Diagnosis; Multiplex real time PCR; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MULTIPLEX REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

BACTERIAL AND PARASITE INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX REAL-TIME PCR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84888440180     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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