Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among high-school participants using the Versant CT/GC DNA 1.0 assay (kinetic PCR)

J Med Microbiol. 2014 Sep;63(Pt 9):1237-1239. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.078444-0. Epub 2014 Jul 1.

Authors

Maria Antonia De Francesco¹, Franco Gargiulo¹, Alberto Matteelli², Paola Stefanelli³, Cinzia Giagulli¹, Francesca Caccuri¹, Giorgio Piccinelli¹, Arnaldo Caruso¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Microbiology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Infectious, Parasitic & Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 24987099
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.078444-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods*
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
Schools
Students
Young Adult

Substances

DNA, Bacterial