1. Genetic typing of the porin protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from clinical noncultured samples for strain characterization and identification of mixed gonococcal infections.
   Lynn F, Hobbs MM, Zenilman JM, Behets FMTF, Van Damme K, Rasamindrakotroka A, Bash MC.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:368-75.

summary              expert review

2. Ability of new APTIMA CT and APTIMA GC assays to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in male urine and urethral swabs.
   Chernesky MA, Martin DH, Hook EW, Willis D, Jordan J, Wang S, Lane JR, Fuller D, Schacter J.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:127-131.

summary              expert review

3. Rapid diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infection by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method. 
   Enomoto Y, Yoshikawa T, Ihira M, Akimoto S, Miyake F, Usui C, Suga S, Suzuki K, Kawana T, Nishiyama Y, Asano Y.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:951-55

summary              expert review

4. Use of an immunochormatographic assay for rapid detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal specimens. 
   Huppert JS, Batteiger BE, Braslins P, Feldman JA, Hobbs MM, Sankey HZ, Sena AC, Wendel KA.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology2005;43:684-87.

summary              expert review

5. Impact of patient characteristics on performance of nucleic acid amplification tests and DNA probe for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in women with genital infections. 
   Marrazzo JM, Johnson RE, Green TA, Stamm WE, Schachter J, Bolan G, Hook EW III, Jones RB, Martin DH, St. Louis ME, Black CM.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:577-584

summary              expert review

6. Evaluation of opa-based real-time PCR for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. 
   Tabrizi SN, Chen S, Tapsall J, Garland SM.
   Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2005;32:199-202

summary              expert review

7. Comparison of specimen processing and nucleic acid extraction by the Swab Extraction Tube System versus the MagNA Pure LC System for laboratory diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections by LightCycler PCR. 
   Issa NC, Espy MJ, Uhl JR, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN, Gullerud RE, Davis MD, Smith TF.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:1059-1063

summary              expert review

8. Confirming positive results of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATS) for Chlamydia trachomatis: all NAATS are not created equal. 
   Schacter J, Hook EW, Martin DH, Willis D. Fine P, Fuller D, Jordan J, Janda WM, Chernesky M.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:1372-1373

summary              expert review

9. External quality assessment for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. 
   Chalker VJ, Vaughan H, Patel P, Rossouw A, Seyedzadeh H, Gerrard K, James VLA.
   Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:1341-1347

summary              expert review

10. Comparison of COBAS AMPLICOR N. gonorrhoeae PCR, including confirmation with N. gonorrhoeae-specific 16S rRNA PCR, with traditional culture. 
    Luijt DS, Bos PAJ, van Zwet AA, van Voorst Vader PC, Schirm J.
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:1445-47

summary              expert review

11. Evaluation of a point-of-care test, BVBlue, and clinical and laboratory criteria for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. 
    Bradshaw CS, Morton AN, Garland SM, Horvath LB, Kuzevska I, Fairley CK.
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005;43:1304-1308.

summary              expert review

12. Strategies for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in a resource-poor setting. 
    Posner SF, Kerimova J, Aliyeva F, Duerr A.
    International Journal of STDs & AIDS 2005;16:52-55

summary              expert review

13. The prevalence of urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseaes in women with symptoms of a simple urinary tract infection stratified by low colony count criteria. 
    Shapiro T, Dalton M, Hammock J, Lavery R, Matjucha J, Salo DF.
    Academic Emergency Medicine Journal 2005;12:38-44

summary              expert review

14. Reliability of the Amplicor internal control to disclose false-negative Chlamydia trachomatis PCR results. 
    Berg ES, Størvold G, Ånestad G, Moi Harald, Skaug K.
    Journal of Microbiological Methods 2005;60:125-29

summary              expert review

15. Evaluation of endocervical, first-void urine and self-administered vulval swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in a miscarriage population. 
    Logan S, Browne J, McKenzie H, Templeton A, Bhattacharya S.
    BJOG: an International journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005; 112: 103-106

summary              expert review

16. Variation in Nugent score and leukocyte count in fluid collected from different vaginal sites. 
    Culhane JF, Desanto D, Goldenberg RL, McCollum KF, King F, Guaschino S.
    Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;105:120-23

summary              expert review

17. Use of vaginal polymorphonuclear to epithelial cell ratios for the prediction of preterm birth. 
    Ramsey PS, Lyon MD, Goepfert AR, Cliver S, Schwebke J, Andrews WW, Goldenberg RL, Hauth JC.
    Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;105:139-44

summary              expert review

18. Evaluation of clinical methods for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis. 
    Gutman RE, Peipert JF, Weitzen S, Blume J.
    Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;105:551-56

summary              expert review

19. Urine nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections in clinical practice. 
    Gaydos CA, Quinn TC.
    Current Opinion in Immunology 2005;18:55-66

summary              expert review

20. Recommendations for the selective use of herpes simplex virus type 2 serological tests. 
    Guerry SL, Bauer HM, Klausner JD, Branagan B, Kerndt PR, Allen BG, Bolan G.
    Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005;40:38-45

summary              expert review