Articles for review.Literature reviews.Issue 6.Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics Initiative (SDI)

Literature reviews > Articles for review: Issue 6

Articles for WHO STI Diagnostics Publication Review

Articles published July through September 2003:

Reliability of nucleic acid amplification methods for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine: results of the first international collaborative quality control study among 96 laboratories.
VerKooyen RP, Noordhoek GT, Klapper PE, Reid J, Schirm J, Cleator GM, Ieven M, Hoddevik G
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2003;41:3013-3016.

Reproducibility of positive test results in the BDProbeTec ET system for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Culler EE, Caliendo AM, Nolte FS.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2003;41:3911-3914.

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by strand displacement amplification and relevance of the amplification control for use with vaginal swab specimens.
Cosentino LA, Landers DV, Hillier SL.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:3592-3596.

Vaginal swabs are appropriate specimens for diagnosis of genital tract infection with C. trachomatis.
Schachter J, McCormack WM, Chernesky MA, Martin DH, van der Pol B, Rice PA, Hook EW III, Stamm WE, Quinn TC, Chow JM.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:3784-3789.

Serodiagnosis of syphilis: antibodies to recombinant Tp0453, Tp92, and Gpd proteins are sensitive and specific indicators of infection by Treponema pallidum.
van Voorhis WC, Barrett LK, Lukehart SA, Schmidt B, Schriefer M, Cameron CE.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:3668:3674.

Comparative evaluation of BDProbeTec ET, LCx, and PACE 2 assays for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital samples.
Pollara C, Terlenghi L, De Francesco MA, Gargiulo F, Perandin F, Manca N.
Eur J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;22:512-14.

Is HSV serology useful for the management first episode genital herpes?.
Page J, Taylor J, Tideman RL, Seifert C, Marks C, Cunningham A, Mindel A.
Sex Transm Infect. 2003;79:276-79.

Detection of varicella zoster virus in genital specimens using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction.
Birch CJ, Druce JD, Catton MC, MacGregor L, Read T.
Sex Transm Infect. 2003;79:298-300.

Comparison of serologic and genetic porB-based typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: consequences for future characterization.
Unemo M, Olcén P, Albert J, Fredlund H.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:4141-47.

Testing for genital gonorrhea infections in prepubertal girls with suspected sexual abuse.
Palusci VJ, Reeves MJ.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003;22:6188-23.

Secreted portion of glycoprotein G of herpes simplex virus type 2 is a novel antigen for type-discrimination serology.
Görander S, Svennerholm B, Liljeqvist J-A.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:3681-86.

Comparing first-void urine specimens, self-collected vaginal swabs, and endocervical specimens to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by a nucleic acid amplification test.
Shafer M-A, Moncada J, Boyer CB, Betsinger K, Flinn SD, Schachter J
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:4395-4309.

Nucleotide sequence-based multitarget identification.
Vinayagamoorthy T, Mulatz K, Hodkinson R
J Clin Microbiol. 2003;41:3284-3292.

Does bacterial vaginosis alter the sensitivity of screening tests for Chlamydia trachomatis? An analysis of patient characteristics.
Hussey J, Edirisinghe DN, Pattman RS, Sankar KN, Wipat W, Kearns A, Turner AJ
Int J STD AIDS. 2003;14:448-50.

Sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Jupang, Indonesia. Searching for a screening algorithm to detect cervical gonococcal and chlamydial infections.
Davies SC, Otto B, Partohudoyo S, Chrisnadarmani VAMA, Neilsen GA, Ciaffi L, Patten J, Samson ET, Sutama IN
Sex Transm Dis. 2003;30:671-679.

A comparative evaluation of the papanicolaou test for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis.
Lobo TT, Feijo G, Carvalho SE, Costa PL, Chagas C, Xavier J, Simões-Barbosa A
Sex Transm Dis. 2003;30:694-699.