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Utility of specimens positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by the Aptima Combo 2 assay for assessment of strain diversity and antibiotic resistance.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Pabbaraju Kanti, Wong Sallene, Song Joanna J, Singh Ameeta E, Read Ron, Drews Steven J
Abstract excerpt
In our jurisdiction, the Aptima Combo 2 assay (Gen-Probe, Inc.) is used to detect Neisseria gonorrhoeae from specimens collected at clinics for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and from select community patients. In addition, swabs are also collected for N. gonorrhoeae culture, susceptibility testing, and sequence typing (ST). Since only a small proportion of samples from provincial cases undergo culture,...
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