Pilot study of use of the BioStar Optical ImmunoAssay GC point-of-care test for diagnosing gonorrhoea in men attending a genitourinary medicine clinic

J Med Microbiol. 2014 Aug;63(Pt 8):1111-1112. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.071852-0. Epub 2014 Jun 6.

Authors

Amanda Samarawickrama¹, Emily Cheserem¹, Michelle Graver², Jim Wade², Sarah Alexander³, Catherine Ison³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sexual Health and HIV, Caldecot Centre, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.
² Department of Microbiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.
³ Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK.

PMID: 24907352
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.071852-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteriological Techniques / instrumentation*
Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
Humans
Immunoassay / instrumentation*
Immunoassay / methods
Male
Pilot Projects
Point-of-Care Systems*
Sensitivity and Specificity