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Articles
for WHO STI Diagnostics Publication Review
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published October through December, 2002: |
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1. Evaluation of
the Digene Hybrid Capture II assay with the Rapid Capture System for
detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Van Der Pol B, Williams JA,
Smith NJ, Batteiger BE, Cullen AP, Erdman H, Edens T, Davis K,
Salim-Hammad H, Chou VW, Scearce L, Blutman J, Payne WJ
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002;40:3558-3564.
summary
expert review
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2. Development
of a rapid immunodiagnostic test for Haemophilus ducreyi.
Patterson K, Olsen B,
Thomas C, Norn D, Tam M, Elkins C.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40:3694-3702.
summary
expert review
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3.
Head-to-head multicenter comparison of DNA probe and nucleic acid
amplification tests for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in
women performed with an improved reference standard..
Black CM, Marrazzo J, Johnson
RE, Hook EW III, Jones RB, Green TA, Schachter J, Stamm WE, Bolan G,
St Louis ME, Martin DH
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002;40:3757-3763
summary
expert review
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4.
Quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis elementary bodies in
urine by ligase chain reaction.
Blocker ME, Krysiak RG, Behets
F, Cohen MS, Hobbs MM.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2002;40:3631-3634.
summary
expert review
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5.
Improved detection by DNA amplification of Trichomonas vaginalis
in males.
Schwebke JR, Lawing LF.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002;40:3681-3683.
summary
expert review
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6.
Detection of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific immunoglobulin G
antibodies in African sera by using recombinant gG2, Western
blotting, and gG2 inhibition.
Hogrefe W, Xin S, Song J, Ashley R,
Kong L.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002;40:3635-3640.
summary
expert review
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7.
Detection of bacterial vaginosis-related organisms by real-time PCR
for lactobacilli, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Mycoplasma
hominis.
Zariffard MR, Saifuddin M, Sha BE,
Spear GT.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2002;13:559-563.
summary
expert review
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8.
Confirmation by 16S rRNA PCR of the COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG test for
diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in a
low-prevalence population.
Diemert DJ, Libman MD, Lebel P
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2002;40:4056-4059.
summary
expert review
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9.
Evaluation of self-collected samples in contrast to
practitioner-collected samples for detection of Chlamydia
trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas
vaginalis by polymerase chain reaction among women living in
remote areas.
Knox J, Tabrizi SN, Miller P,
Petoumenos K, Law M, Chen S, Garland SM
Sexually Transmited Disease 2002;29:647-654.
summary
expert review
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10.
Leukorrhea and bacterial vaginosis as in-office predictors of
cervical infection in high-risk women.
Hakakha MM, Davis J, Korst LM,
Silverman NS.
Obstet Gynecol. 2002;100:808-812.
summary
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11.
Validation of a simplified grading of Gram stained vaginal smears
for use in genitourinary medicine clinics.
Ison CA, Hay PE.
Sexually Trasmitted Infections 2002;78:413-415.
summary
expert review
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12.
Sensitivity and specificity of three new commercially available Chlamydia
trachomatis tests.
Verkooyen RP, Peeters MF, van
Rijsoort-Vos JH, van der Meijden WI, Mouton JW.
Inter J STD AIDS. 2002;13(Suppl 2):23-25.
summary
expert review
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13.
Application of a novel human cervical mucin-based assay demonstrates
the absence of increased mucinase activity in bacterial vaginosis.
Wiggins R, Millar MR, Soothill PW,
Hicks SJ, Corfield AP.
Inter J STD AIDS.
2002;13:755-760.
summary
expert review
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14.
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in early
pregnancy using self-administered vaginal swabs and first pass
urines: a cross-sectional community-based survey.
Oakeshott P, Hay P, Hay S, Steinke F,
Rink E, Thomas B, Oakeley P, Kerry S.
Brit J Gen Prac.
2002;52:830-832.
summary
expert review
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15.
A multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic method for
bacterial vaginosis.
Obata-Yasuoka M, Ba-Thein W, Hamada H,
Hayashi H.
Obstet Gynecol. 2002;100:759-64.
summary
expert review
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16.
Mycoplasma genitalium infections in asymptomatic men and men
with urethritis attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in
New Orleans.
Mena L, Wang X, Mroczkowski TF, Martin
DH.
Clin Inf Dis. 2002;35:1167-73.
summary
expert review
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17.
Serological testing for herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and HSV-2
infection
Wald A, Ashley-Morrow R
Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35 (Suppl 2):S173-82
review
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18.
The accuracy and efficiency of screening tests for Chlamydia
trachomatis: a systematic review.
Watson EJ, Templeton A, Russell
I, Paavonen J, Mardh P-A, Stary A, Pederson BS
J Med Microbiol. 2002;51:1021-31
review
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19.
Microbiological aspects of the diagnosis of Chlamydia
trachomatis.
Ostergaard L
Obstet Gynecol. 2002;16:789-99
review
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20.
Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria
gonorrhoeae infections - 2002.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002;51(No. RR-15): 1-38
review
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