Evaluation of a Hydrogel-Based Diagnostic Approach for the Point-of-Care Based Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Main Authors: Sumudu R Perera (Author), Ali Taheri (Author), Nurul H Khan (Author), Rajinder P Parti (Author), Stephanie Stefura (Author), Pauline Skiba (Author), Jason P Acker (Author), Irene Martin (Author), Anthony Kusalik (Author), Jo-Anne R Dillon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Eleven primer pairs were developed for the identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The sensitivity and specificity of these primers were evaluated by Real Time (RT)-PCR melt curve analyses with DNA from 145 N. gonorrhoeae isolates and 40 other Neisseria or non-Neisseria species. Three primer pairs...