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STIs and HPV

Scientific study
Successful Combination of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostics and Targeted Deferred Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture
Carolien M. Wind, Henry J. C. de Vries, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Magnus Unemo, Alje P. van Dam
Scientific study
Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay-Based Real-Time PCR for Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Clinical Specimens
Valentina Donà, Joost H. Smid, Sara Kasraian, Dianne Egli-Gany, Ferah Dost, Fatime Imeri, Magnus Unemo, Nicola Low, Andrea Endimiani
Scientific study
Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Married Women in Rural Nepal
Sunila Shakya
Scientific study
Evaluation of the Versant CT/GC DNA 1.0 Assay (kPCR) for the Detection of Extra-Genital Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections
Antonella Marangoni
Scientific study
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Behavioral Determinants of Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Allahabad District (India) Based on Data from the ChlamIndia Study
Pierre P.M. Thomas
Scientific study
Relationship between microbiology of throat swab and clinical course among primary care patients with acute cough: a prospective cohort study
Josè M. Ordonez-Mena
Scientific study
Comparison of deferred and bedside culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a study to improve the isolation of gonococci for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Iryna Boiko
Scientific study
Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women
Tania Crucitti
Scientific study
UriSwab: an effective transport medium for nucleic acid detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Anna-maria G Costa
Scientific study
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and syndromic treatment of men with urethral discharge in Kingston, Jamaica, 2018-19
McDermott et al.
Scientific study
High-Resolution Melting Analysis to Detect Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in South African Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates and Specimens
Nireshni Mitchev et al.
Scientific study
Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao
Aglaia Hage et al.
Scientific study
Copan ESwab™, a Liquid Based Microbiology Device, Can Be Used For the Preservation of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae For Culture and For Detection of CT/NG by Gen-Probe ® APTIMA ® COMBO 2 Assay
M. Kett-Goheen et al
Scientific study
Evaluation of Self-Collected Versus Health Care Professional (HCP)-Performed Sampling and the Potential Impact on the Diagnostic Results of Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in High-Risk Individuals
Simon Weidlich et al.
Copan White Paper
STIs and Self-Sampling: Copan’s Role in the Future of Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention and Management
Stefania Di Costanzo, Ph.D., Scientific Affairs Manager
Microbiology time
Microbiology Time – July 2022
An exciting paper on yeast identification by Colibrí is the opening study of our July Microbiology Time. Following, a study evaluating reservoirs of AMR organisms in a newly built intensive care unit and the analysis of CT/NG frequency in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery.

Microbiology Time
Microbiology Time – September 2023
Here’s the ninth issue of 2023’s Microbiology Time. The three selected studies evaluate self- versus healthcare professional performed- collection, carcinogenic HPV prevalence in Estonia, and the implementation of molecular screening for HPV in five African countries.
