Comparison of Flocked and Aptima Swabs and Two Specimen Transport Media in 1 the Aptima Combo 2 Assay 2 3 Running Title : AC 2 Testing of Swabs and Transport Media 4 5
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42 Self-collected vaginal Aptima swabs and flocked swabs in Aptima specimen transport 43 media and ESwabs in ESwab media detected all 37 C. trachomatis infected patients 44 from 287 women tested by the Aptima Combo assay (n=287). Prevalence rates of C. 45 trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and dual infection were 12.8%, 3.1% and 2.4%, 46
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Comparison of flocked and aptima swabs and two specimen transport media in the aptima combo 2 assay.
Self-collected vaginal Aptima swabs and flocked swabs in Aptima specimen transport medium and ESwabs in ESwab medium detected all 37 Chlamydia trachomatis-infected patients from 287 women tested by the Aptima Combo assay. Prevalence rates of C. trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and dual infection were 12.8%, 3.1%, and 2.4%, respectively.
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