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Environmental Contamination by Chlamydia trachomatis RNA Can Cause False-Positive Test Results in Clinical Samples.

Michael Toepfer1, Björn Herrmann2, Martina Sansone3, Caroline Lilja1, Peter Nolskog4.   

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ABSTRACT: An investigation of unexpected positive test results for Chlamydia trachomatis at a women's health clinic in Sweden revealed that samples were contaminated by RNA in the clinic. The risk for RNA contamination at a clinic has been postulated previously. We are, however, not aware that this has actually been demonstrated in practice.
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Year:  2021        PMID: 33093289     DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001323

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Sex Transm Dis        ISSN: 0148-5717            Impact factor:   2.830


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1.  Comparison between Abbott m2000 RealTime and Alinity m STI systems for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium.

Authors:  Björn Herrmann; Karin Malm
Journal:  Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  2021-03-15       Impact factor: 3.267

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