Analytical Performance of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Six Sexually Transmitted Pathogens

• Published in: Clinical laboratory (Heidelberg) Vol. 61; no. 11; p. 1749
• Main Authors: Kim, Yoonjung, Kim, Juwon, Lee, Kyung-A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 2015
• Subjects: Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Cervix Uteri - microbiology; Female; Humans; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - microbiology

Most organisms that cause sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) are fastidious pathogens that are difficult to detect with conventional microbiological methods and the proportions of multiple infections were noted up to 39.3% among the STI-positive subjects. However, only a few multiplex PCR and multip...