The challenges of detecting gonorrhoea and chlamydia in rectal and pharyngeal sites: could we, should we, be doing more? - PubMed (original) (raw)

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The challenges of detecting gonorrhoea and chlamydia in rectal and pharyngeal sites: could we, should we, be doing more?

Sarah Alexander. Sex Transm Infect. 2009 Jun.

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• Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in pharyngeal and rectal specimens using the BD Probetec ET system, the Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 assay and culture.
  Ota KV, Tamari IE, Smieja M, Jamieson F, Jones KE, Towns L, Juzkiw J, Richardson SE. Ota KV, et al. Sex Transm Infect. 2009 Jun;85(3):182-6. doi: 10.1136/sti.2008.034140. Epub 2009 Jan 6. Sex Transm Infect. 2009. PMID: 19126571

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