1. Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Serology Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
2. Department of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil
3. University of Brasilia Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Brasilia, Brazil
4. Brazilian STD Society, Porto Alegre, Brazil
5. Laboratory Consultant, Brasília, Brazil
6. Alfredo da Mata Foundation, Manaus, Brazil
7. WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden