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Comparative Study
. 2009 Jan;47(1):215-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01338-08. Epub 2008 Nov 12.

Evaluation of the rapid BioStar optical immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent women

Claudiu I Bandea  1 , Emilia H Koumans, Mary K Sawyer, Jason Dover, Angelica O'Connor, John R Papp, Elizabeth R Unger, Jim Braxton, Carolyn M Black
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of the rapid BioStar optical immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent women

Claudiu I Bandea et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

We evaluated the performance of the BioStar Chlamydia OIA (optical immunoassay) in adolescent females (n = 261) from an inner city population. With a reference standard of two different nucleic acid amplification tests, the sensitivity and specificity of the BioStar Chlamydia OIA were 59.4 and 98.4%, respectively. Due to its relatively low sensitivity, the BioStar Chlamydia OIA should only be used in conjunction with more sensitive laboratory tests unless laboratory tests are unavailable or timely return for treatment is unlikely.

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