Analytical Specificity and Sensitivity of the APTIMA Combo 2 and APTIMA GC Assays for Detection of Commensal Neisseria Species and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on the Gen-Probe Panther Instrument

• Genetic detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is replacing culture for increased diagnostic sensitivity. Specificity of several nucleic acid amplification tests is suboptimal. Herein, the Gen-Probe APTIMA Combo 2 and APTIMA GC assays had 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity after confirmatory testing, when testing 298 isolates of non-gonococcal Neisseria and related species and 205 gonococcal isolates.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Infektionsmedicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Infectious Medicine (hsv//eng)

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