Modified self-obtained pooled sampling to screen for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in men who have sex with men.

Naokatsu AndoDaisuke MizushimaKoji WatanabeMisao TakanoDaisuke ShiojiriHaruka UemuraTakahiro AokiYasuaki YanagawaYoshimi KikuchiShinichi OkaHiroyuki Gatanaga

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2020)

The modified pooled sampling had a comparably high consistency with single-site sample testing. The results strongly suggest that the gargle sample is suitable as a part of pooled sample for STI screening of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
phase iii
high throughput
open label
single cell