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 languageEnglish
Article number105719
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Microbiological Methods
Volume165
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • LABORATORY VALIDATION
  • GONORRHOEAE
  • DIAGNOSIS
  • CT/NG

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