Three years of using Aptima Combo 2 (AC2) transcription-mediated amplification for gonorrhoea in a district hospital genitourinary medicine clinic shows it to be superior to culture and has a specificity of almost 100%-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Three years of using Aptima Combo 2 (AC2) transcription-mediated amplification for gonorrhoea in a district hospital genitourinary medicine clinic shows it to be superior to culture and has a specificity of almost 100%

Published:2008-01 Issue:1 Volume:19 Page:67-69
ISSN:0956-4624
Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS

Author:

O'Mahony Colm¹,Reeve-Fowkes Amy¹,Worthen Elaine¹,Taylor-Robinson David¹,Mallinson Harry²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Sexual Health, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 3AF;

2. Clinical Microbiology and Health Protection Agency Collaborating Laboratory, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/ijsa.2007.007281

Reference2 articles.

1. One-year experience of APTIMA COMBO 2 Transcription Mediated Assay (TMA) for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in a district general hospital

2. BD ProbeTec ET assay for the diagnosis of gonorrhoea in a high-risk population: a protocol for replacing traditional microscopy and culture techniques

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