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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5295-5297, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5295-5297.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Cervical Specimen Order and Performance Measures of Chlamydia trachomatis Diagnostic Testing

Khalil G. Ghanem,1* Robert E. Johnson,2 Emilia H. Koumans,2 Jeanne M. Marrazzo,3 and Lauri E. Markowitz2

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland,1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,2 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington3

Received 2 May 2005/ Returned for modification 8 June 2005/ Accepted 1 August 2005

The orders of three endocervical specimens of 3,561 women for Chlamydia trachomatis testing were randomized to determine whether test performance measures of two nucleic acid amplification tests and a DNA probe were affected by swab order. Specimen collection order did not appear to affect the diagnostic accuracy of these tests.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, 4940 Eastern Avenue, B3 North, Baltimore, MD 21224. Phone: (410) 550-9078. Fax: (410) 550-1169. E-mail: kghanem{at}jhmi.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5295-5297, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5295-5297.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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