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Geiger R, Smith DM, Little SJ, et al. Validation of the GeneXpert® CT/NG Assay for use with Male Pharyngeal and Rectal Swabs. Austin J HIV AIDS Res. 2016;3(1)
Geiger, R., Smith, D. M., Little, S. J., & Mehta, S. R. (2016). Validation of the GeneXpert® CT/NG Assay for use with Male Pharyngeal and Rectal Swabs. Austin journal of HIV/AIDS research, 3(1), .
Geiger, R, et al. "Validation of the GeneXpert® CT/NG Assay for use with Male Pharyngeal and Rectal Swabs." Austin journal of HIV/AIDS research vol. 3,1 (2016).
Geiger R, Smith DM, Little SJ, Mehta SR. Validation of the GeneXpert® CT/NG Assay for use with Male Pharyngeal and Rectal Swabs. Austin J HIV AIDS Res. 2016;3(1). Epub 2016 Mar 01. PMID: 27536736; PMCID: PMC4985020.
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Austin J HIV AIDS Res. 2016;3(1). Epub 2016 Mar 01.

Validation of the GeneXpert® CT/NG Assay for use with Male Pharyngeal and Rectal Swabs.

Austin journal of HIV/AIDS research

R Geiger, D M Smith, S J Little, S R Mehta

Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA.
  2. Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA; Department of Medicine, San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.
  3. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
  4. Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA; Department of Medicine, San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 27536736 PMCID: PMC4985020

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The GeneXpert

METHODS: Men who have sex with men participating in an HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening program providing consent were enrolled into the study. Participants were asked to self-collect two pharyngeal and two rectal swabs. One set was tested on site using GeneXpert

RESULTS: A total of 570 swabs were collected from 144 patients. GeneXpert

CONCLUSIONS: Although less sensitive than the APTIMA

Keywords: Chlamydia; DNA amplification; Diagnosis; Extra-genital; Gonorrhea; Men

References

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  2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;83(4):341-3 - PubMed

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