TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of the abbott m2000 realtime CT assay and the cepheid genexpert CT/NG assay to the roche amplicor CT assay for detection of chlamydia trachomatis in ocular samples from Tanzania
AU - Dize, Laura
AU - West, Sheila
AU - Williams, James A.
AU - Van Der Pol, Barbara
AU - Quinn, Thomas C.
AU - Gaydos, Charlotte A.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The GeneXpert CT/NG assay (GeneXpert) and the Abbottm2000 RealTime CT (m2000) assay were compared to Amplicor for detecting ocular Chlamydia trachomatis. Discordant specimens were tested by the Aptima CT assay. The m2000 assay sensitivity was 100% (95% confidence interval [CI], 90% to 100%), and specificity was 98.46% (95% CI, 95.2% to 99.2%); GeneXpert sensitivity was 100% (95% CI, 90% to 100%), and specificity was 100% (95% CI, 98.1% to 100%). The m2000 and GeneXpert assays appear to perform as well as the Amplicor assay.
AB - The GeneXpert CT/NG assay (GeneXpert) and the Abbottm2000 RealTime CT (m2000) assay were compared to Amplicor for detecting ocular Chlamydia trachomatis. Discordant specimens were tested by the Aptima CT assay. The m2000 assay sensitivity was 100% (95% confidence interval [CI], 90% to 100%), and specificity was 98.46% (95% CI, 95.2% to 99.2%); GeneXpert sensitivity was 100% (95% CI, 90% to 100%), and specificity was 100% (95% CI, 98.1% to 100%). The m2000 and GeneXpert assays appear to perform as well as the Amplicor assay.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.00519-13
DO - 10.1128/JCM.00519-13
M3 - Article
C2 - 23486714
AN - SCOPUS:84876759699
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 51
SP - 1611
EP - 1613
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -