Abstract
A commercially available automated device (MagNA Pure LC) was adapted for nucleic acid extraction of urogenital specimen for subsequent PCR detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a clinical laboratory. Results were compared to the standard manual extraction procedure and showed excellent correlation, with even slightly increased sensitivity.
MeSH terms
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Cervix Uteri / microbiology
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Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
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Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
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Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
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Female
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Female Urogenital Diseases / diagnosis*
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Female Urogenital Diseases / genetics
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Female Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Male Urogenital Diseases / diagnosis*
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Male Urogenital Diseases / genetics
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Male Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
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Nucleic Acids / isolation & purification
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Specimen Handling
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Urethra / microbiology
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Urine / microbiology