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Table 1 Genovar differentiation results of the pmpH real time PCR and the Ct-DT RHA of 201 Aptima combo 2 C. trachomatis positive rectal swabs from men who have sex with men visiting the Amsterdam STI clinic between August 2008 and December 2009.

From: Anal infections with concomitant Chlamydia trachomatisgenotypes among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

pmpHLGV PCR

Ct-DT RHA

LGV

Non-LGV

LGV+non-LGV

Non-typable*

Total

LGV

91

-

2

-

93

Non-LGV

-

82

-

4

86

LGV+non-LGV

2

-

4

-

6

Non-typable*

-

4

-

12

16

Total

93

86

6

16

201

  1. Overall Kappa value = 0.900 (95% CI = 0.845 - 0.955), McNemar's p = 1.000
  2. * The Ct-DT RHA non-typable samples consist of 9 Ct endogenous plasmid positive samples and 7 Ct negative samples. All 16 non-typable samples with the pmpH LGV PCR showed a negative result.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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