Evaluation of an automated extraction method for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Cobas Amplicor PCR from different sample materials

Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(5):405-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540601087582.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Cervix Uteri / microbiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / genetics
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Male Urogenital Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Male Urogenital Diseases / genetics
  • Male Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • Nucleic Acids / isolation & purification
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Specimen Handling
  • Urethra / microbiology
  • Urine / microbiology

Substances

  • Nucleic Acids