title: Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA using MagNA Pure DNA extraction and Cobas Amplicor CT/NG amplification.
abstract: The automated MagNA Pure DNA extraction method for Chlamydia trachomatis was compared with the manual Cobas Amplicor protocol using 100 microL of input sample volume from 964 specimens. Agreement between protocols was 96.1%. The automated extraction method had a sensitivity of 99% and a specificity of 100%. Amplification inhibition observed after manual preparation of samples (3.8%) was not apparent following automated extraction. Using 200 microL of sample in the automated extraction process lowered the detection limit without raising the inhibition rate. Furthermore, the automated extraction method halved the hands-on time required for the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France. sylvie.demartino@medecine.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: De Martino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Barbeyrac
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Piemont
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barthel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Monteil
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaulhac
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic