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Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA

Indications: - bacterial infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) Specimen: 1) genital discharge 2) body fluid 3) endocervical tissue - self-collected vulvovaginal swabs at least as accurate as clinician-collected endocervical swabs [7] 4) store body fluids at 4 degrees C 5) store tissue at -20 degrees C or below

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Chlamydia trachomatis + Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA (GenProbe, Amplicor) Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus, GC)

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid

References

  1. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995
  2. N. gonorrhoeae DNA Probe Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 60223
  3. Mini Panel of 2 tests: N. gonorrhoeae DNA Probe . C. trachomatis by DNA Probe Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 60224
  4. Mini Panel of 2 tests: C. trachomatis Amplified . N. gonorrhoeae Amplified Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 60241
  5. N. gonorrhoeae Amplified Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 60244
  6. Panel of 3 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 60774
  7. Stewart CMW Assessment of self taken swabs versus clinician taken swab cultures for diagnosing gonorrhoea in women: single centre, diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ 2012;345:e8107 PMID: 23236033 http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e8107