Impact of specimen storage temperature and time on the implementation of GeneXpert® testing for sexually transmitted infections in resource-constraint settings

Liteboho D. Maduna; Marleen M. Kock; Andrew Medina-Marino; Jeffrey D. Klausner; Remco P. H. Peters

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105719

Impact of specimen storage temperature and time on the implementation of GeneXpert® testing for sexually transmitted infections in resource-constraint settings

Liteboho D. Maduna, Marleen M. Kock, Andrew Medina-Marino, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Remco P. H. Peters^*

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Abstract

Implementation of routine laboratory diagnostics is imperative to address the high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. We demonstrate that logistical challenges of specimen storage, temperature and transport time are unlikely to impact on performance of routine STI diagnostics using the GeneXpert (R) platform implemented in these settings.

Original language	English
Article number	105719
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Microbiological Methods
Volume	165
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105719
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

LABORATORY VALIDATION
GONORRHOEAE
DIAGNOSIS
CT/NG

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Impact of specimen storage temperature and time on the implementation of GeneXpert® testing for sexually transmitted infections in resource-constraint settings. / Maduna, Liteboho D.; Kock, Marleen M.; Medina-Marino, Andrew et al.

In: Journal of Microbiological Methods, Vol. 165, 105719, 10.2019, p. 1-3.

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