Order of specimens | Type of specimen | Standard-of-care specimens | Testing method | Note |
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1 | Tonsillar fossae | No | All sites: NAAT. The Aptima Combo 2 Assay (Hologic, Inc., CA, USA). | This will be tested in real time as part of stand-of-care specimen for participants recruited at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. Thus, swab number 2 is not required for participants recruited at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. |
2 | Tonsillar fossae | Yes | RPA Sexual Health: NAAT. Aptima Combo 2 assay on the Hologic Gen-Probe (San Diego, CA, USA) | Applies to all participating sites except the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. |
Sydney Sexual Health Centre and Northside clinic: NAAT. Roche cobas 4800 CT/NG (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Branchburg, NJ, USA). | ||||
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre: NAAT. BD ProbeTecâ„¢ ET System (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA). | ||||
3 | Posterior oropharynx | No | All sites: NAAT. The Aptima Combo 2 Assay (Hologic, Inc., CA, USA). | This will be tested in real time as part of stand-of-care specimen for participants recruited at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. Thus, swab number 4 is not required for participants recruited at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. |
4 | Posterior oropharynx | Yes | RPA Sexual Health: NAAT. Aptima Combo 2 assay on the Hologic Gen-Probe (San Diego, CA, USA) | Applies to all participating sites except the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. |
Sydney Sexual Health Centre and Northside clinic: NAAT. Roche cobas 4800 CT/NG (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Branchburg, NJ, USA). | ||||
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre: NAAT. BD ProbeTecâ„¢ ET System (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA). | ||||
5 | Tonsillar fossae | Yes | All sites: Culture. GC agar plate. | - |
6 | Posterior oropharynx | Yes | All sites: Culture. GC agar plate. | - |