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. 2011 Mar;49(3):1128-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01624-10. Epub 2011 Jan 19.

Nucleic Acid Amplification of the opa Gene for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: experience from a diagnostic laboratory

M J Maze  1 , Sheryl Young, Julie Creighton, Trevor Anderson, Anja Werno
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Nucleic Acid Amplification of the opa Gene for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: experience from a diagnostic laboratory

M J Maze et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

We report results of Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) with the Abbott m2000 PCR at a tertiary laboratory 6 months after its introduction. Of 5,475 specimens tested, 45 samples (0.82%) tested positive for N. gonorrhoeae. Eight were not cultured, but seven tested positive with a porA pseudogene NAAT.

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