Combined Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomonas by Use of the BD Max CT/GC/TV Assay with Genitourinary Specimen Types

• DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01766-16
• Publication Date: 2016-10-27T03:19:20Z
• Authors: Barbara Van Der Pol; James A. Williams; DeAnna Fuller; Stephanie N. Taylor; Edward W. Hook
• Keywords: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Trichomonas; Multiplex

The BD Max CT/GC/TV (MAX) assay is a true multiplex for simultaneous detection of chlamydia (CT), gonorrhea (GC), and trichomonas (TV). We evaluated performance women using endocervical vaginal swabs as well urine specimens. A total 1,143 were tested CT, GC, TV and, subsequently, another 847 (1,990 women) CT GC only, with positivity rates 7.1%, 2.3%, 13.5%, respectively. In men, the was determined only not assessed in male samples. Among 181/830 (21.8%) 108/840 (12.9%) infections, respectively, identified. Comparator assays included ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis Q