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Esitgen, Germaner, ET; Wassill, L; Dichtl, K; Roider, J; Seybold, U.
Rapid point of care testing for four bacterial sexually transmitted infections using the portable isothermal loop-mediated nucleic acid amplification eazyplex platform.
Infection. 2023; 51(4):1141-1145
Doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-01981-5
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- PURPOSE: To analyze sensitivity and specificity of the rapid point-of-care (POC) eazyplex testing platform for bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS: 272 anal, urethral, and pharyngeal swabs collected from 153 MSM were tested by both the eazyplex platform and an in-house PCR or culture in the university microbiology reference laboratory. RESULTS: Compared to the reference diagnostic method, the overall sensitivity/specificity of eazyplex was 88%/98% for N. gonorrhoeae, 82%/100% for C. trachomatis, 70%/ > 99% for U. urealyticum, and 85%/98% for M. hominis, respectively. Sensitivity for N. gonorrhoeae and U. urealyticum in urethral samples was 100%. CONCLUSION: With good to very good sensitivity depending on the sampling site and pathogen as well as very good specificity overall the eazyplex platform is a useful rapid diagnostic method for POC bacterial STI-testing especially for N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis, allowing for almost immediate treatment initiation.
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- Male - administration & dosage
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- Homosexuality, Male - administration & dosage
- Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
- Sexual and Gender Minorities - administration & dosage
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae - genetics
- Chlamydia trachomatis - genetics
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- Bacterial sexually transmitted infection
- Nucleic acid amplification
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- Men who have sex with men-MSM