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Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: a diagnostic test evaluation.

Louise M CauserRebecca J GuySepehr N TabriziDavid M WhileyDavid John SpeersJames WardAnnie TangeySteven G BadmanBelinda HengelLisa Jane NatoliDavid A AndersonHandan WandDavid WilsonDavid G ReganMark ShephardBasil DonovanChristopher K FairleyJohn M Kaldor
Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2018)
In this first study reporting routine point-of-care use of GeneXpert CT/NG by primary care clinicians, we found excellent concordance with conventional NAATs. The use of the GeneXpert CT/NG at the point of care could potentially transform management and control of these infections in many endemic settings, including low/middle-income countries.
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