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. 2003 Feb;41(2):835-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.835-837.2003.

Evaluation of the specificities of five DNA amplification methods for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Evaluation of the specificities of five DNA amplification methods for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

H M Palmer et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

The intragenus specificities of five molecular diagnostic methods for Neisseria gonorrhoeae were determined. Three assays were considered suboptimal. Molecular detection of N. gonorrhoeae from sites where other Neisseria spp. commonly occur or from any site in low-prevalence settings should be confirmed by a test targeting a different genetic locus.

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