Performance of the MagNA pure LC robot for extraction of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA from urine and swab specimens

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jul;42(7):3300-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3300-3302.2004.

Abstract

DNA from uncentrifuged urines (n = 195 and n = 202) and cervical swabs (n = 221 and n = 601) was extracted by the MagNA Pure LC robot and the Amplicor method to validate the robot's extraction for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing by Roche PCR. The robot provided a highly sensitive and specific method of DNA extraction.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriuria / microbiology*
  • Cervix Uteri / microbiology*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Bacterial / urine
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial