Results of the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in male first void urine and female endocervical swab specimens by IDEIA, IDEIA PCE, and Amplicor PCR
| Procedures | Final results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample source | No. of specimens | IDEIA | IDEIA PCE | Amplicor PCR | Positive | Negative |
| Total no. refers to the number of confirmed positive cases by each assay. | ||||||
| *All five were positive by confirmatory nested PCR. | ||||||
| †Of three specimens, two were positive and one negative by confirmatory nested PCR. | ||||||
| IDEIA, enzyme immunoassay; PCE, polymer conjugate enhanced; PCR, polymerase chain reaction. | ||||||
| Male first void urine | 135 | − | − | − | 0 | 135 |
| 46 | + | + | + | 46 | 0 | |
| 7 | − | + | + | 7 | 0 | |
| 5* | − | − | + | 5 | 0 | |
| Total no. | 46 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 135 | |
| (n = 193) | ||||||
| Female endocervical swab | 146 | − | − | − | 0 | 146 |
| 34 | + | + | + | 34 | 0 | |
| 4 | − | + | + | 4 | 0 | |
| 3† | − | − | + | 2 | 1 | |
| Total no. | 34 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 147 | |
| (n = 187) | ||||||