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Oxford University Press, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2(47), p. e25-e27, 2008

DOI: 10.1086/589299

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Low Positive Predictive Value of a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for NongenitalNeisseria gonorrhoeaeInfection in Homosexual Men

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Abstract

The diagnosis of nongenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection by the Becton Dickinson ProbeTec ET Chlamydia trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Amplified DNA assay had low positive predictive value among an Australian community-based sample of homosexual men. Only 30.4% of oropharyngeal samples and 73.7% of anorectal samples were positive for N. gonorrhoeae by the porA assay. The accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests in this context is compromised without supplemental testing. © 2008 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.