Comparison of flocked and aptima swabs and two specimen transport media in the aptima combo 2 assay

Jenny Li; Dan Jang; Jodi Gilchrist; Marek Smieja; Ruth Ewert; Cindy MacRitchie; Max Chernesky

doi:10.1128/JCM.01614-14

Comparison of flocked and aptima swabs and two specimen transport media in the aptima combo 2 assay

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Oct;52(10):3808-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01614-14. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Authors

Jenny Li¹, Dan Jang¹, Jodi Gilchrist¹, Marek Smieja¹, Ruth Ewert², Cindy MacRitchie³, Max Chernesky⁴

Affiliations

¹ St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Evergreen Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Hamilton Community Health Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada chernesk@mcmaster.ca.

Abstract

Self-collected vaginal Aptima swabs and flocked swabs in Aptima specimen transport medium and ESwabs in ESwab medium detected all 37 Chlamydia trachomatis-infected patients from 287 women tested by the Aptima Combo assay. Prevalence rates of C. trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and dual infection were 12.8%, 3.1%, and 2.4%, respectively.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
Female
Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
Humans
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
Prevalence
Specimen Handling / methods*