Use of a reliable PCR assay for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Peruvian patients.
Clin Microbiol Infect
; 12(8): 809-12, 2006 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16842581
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the most common sexually transmitted disease-causing bacterium worldwide. An in-house PCR assay targeting the carbamoyl-phosphate synthase subunit A (carA) gene was developed for the specific detection of N. gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens. Samples from 605 patients were cultured on selective medium and assayed by PCR in a double-blind fashion. Of 605 urethral/cervical samples analysed, 13 were PCR-positive, of which 11 were culture-positive. The PCR showed a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99.7% with these samples. PCR targeting the carA gene appears to be a reliable method for the detection of N. gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Microbiol Infect
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru
País de publicação:
Reino Unido