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Performance of a nonisotopic DNA probe for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital specimens. 1991

J A Kluytmans, and H G Niesters, and J W Mouton, and W G Quint, and J A Ijpelaar, and J H Van Rijsoort-Vos, and L Habbema, and E Stolz, and M F Michel, and J H Wagenvoort
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.

The Gen-Probe PACE 2 assay (GP), a nonisotopic DNA probe, was evaluated by using cell culture as the method of reference. Specimens were collected from 260 men and 482 women visiting the outpatient department for sexually transmitted diseases at the University Hospital in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The prevalences of Chlamydia culture-positive men and women were 13.2 and 8.6%, respectively. Sensitivity values for the male and female patients were 70.6 and 92.7%, respectively. Specificity values for these groups were 98.2 and 97.7%, respectively. Sensitivity was significantly lower when the number of inclusions in cell culture was low. Samples which showed a discordance between cell culture and GP results were retested by the polymerase chain reaction. If the results of the polymerase chain reaction were considered as the points of reference, the sensitivity and specificity of both GP and cell culture could be calculated. The performance of GP for females was comparable to that of cell culture. In males, the sensitivity of GP was considerably lower than that of cell culture (77.2 versus 91.4%), while specificity was somewhat higher (99.6 versus 99.1%). Compared with cell culture, the GP is a relatively simple and rapid test that is suitable for diagnosing Chlamydia infections in urogenital specimens.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002584 Cervix Uteri The neck portion of the UTERUS between the lower isthmus and the VAGINA forming the cervical canal. Cervical Canal of the Uterus,Cervical Canal, Uterine,Ectocervix,Endocervical Canal,Endocervix,External Os Cervix,External Os of the Cervix,Uterine Cervical Canal,Cervix,Cervixes,Uterine Cervix,Canal, Endocervical,Canal, Uterine Cervical,Cervix, External Os,Cervix, Uterine,Endocervical Canals,Uterine Cervical Canals
D002690 Chlamydia Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA. Infections, Chlamydia,Chlamydia Infection,Infection, Chlamydia
D002692 Chlamydia trachomatis Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D014521 Urethra A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM. External Urethral Sphincter,External Urinary Sphincter,Internal Urethral Sphincter,Internal Urinary Sphincter,Internal Vesical Sphincter,Urethral Sphincters,External Urethral Sphincters,External Urinary Sphincters,Internal Urethral Sphincters,Internal Urinary Sphincters,Internal Vesical Sphincters,Sphincter, External Urethral,Sphincter, External Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Urethral,Sphincter, Internal Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Vesical,Sphincter, Urethral,Urethral Sphincter,Urethral Sphincter, External,Urethras,Urinary Sphincter, External,Urinary Sphincter, Internal,Vesical Sphincter, Internal

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