Open AccessNeisseria gonorrhoeae Endocarditis Confirmed by Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays Performed on Aortic Valve Tissue
Author(s) -
Ulla Schierup Nielsen,
Jane B. Knudsen,
Lisbeth N. Pedersen,
Niels FrimodtMøller
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01704-08
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , endocarditis , neisseriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , nucleic acid , nucleic acid amplification tests , medicine , virology , biology , pathology , antibiotics , chlamydia trachomatis , genetics
The Aptima Combo 2 assay is proposed as a rapid method of diagnosing Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis or other suspected disseminated gonococcal disease.
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