Comparison between the Gen-Probe transcription-mediated amplification Trichomonas vaginalis research assay and real-time PCR for Trichomonas vaginalis detection using a Roche LightCycler instrument with female self-obtained vaginal swab samples and male urine samples.
This study compared two assays for Trichomonas vaginalis detection, Gen-Probe's transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) assay for Trichomonas vaginalis and BTUB FRET PCR, using self-obtained clinical samples from 611 patients. Infection status was defined as two positive results by two different tests. The initial TMA assay sensitivity was 96.7%; specificity was 97.5%. The TMA assay was comparable to BTUB FRET PCR.
Hardick
Andrew
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Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1159 Ross Building, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21015, USA.
Hardick
Justin
J
Wood
Billie Jo
BJ
Gaydos
Charlotte
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000469:parasitology*