Evaluation of a laboratory-developed multiplex real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of syphilis, herpes and chancroid genital ulcers in four public health laboratories in the USA.
Munegowda C KoralurCheng Y ChenAllan PillayBrunie WhiteKevin PettusKai-Hua ChiJoey StringerChukwuemika ArohTrivikram DasuSanjib BhattacharyyaKeith PerkinsJenny ChenDiana RinerMarty SoehnlenWeiping CaoAnne M GaynorEllen N KershPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)
The GUD M-PCR assay performed well in four independent PHLs and 12 suspected syphilis cases were identified in this study. The M-PCR assay could provide improved diagnostic options for GUD infections in state and local PHLs.