Laboratory Validation of Xpert Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis Testing as Performed by Nurses at Three Primary Health Care Facilities in South Africa

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Dec;55(12):3563-3565. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01430-17. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: STI screening; antenatal care; human immunodeficiency virus; molecular diagnostics; sexually transmitted diseases.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Primary Health Care
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / complications
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / microbiology
  • South Africa
  • Trichomonas vaginalis / genetics
  • Trichomonas vaginalis / isolation & purification*