TABLE 1.

Summary of algorithm for supplemental testing of specimens^a

Pathogen	Gen-Probe or cultureb	LCR performed on:		Total no. of specimens
		Urine	Swab specimen
C. trachomatis	Pos	Neg	Neg	0
	Neg	Pos	Neg	3
	Neg	Neg	Pos	9
N. gonorrhoeae	Pos	Neg	Neg	0
	Neg	Pos	Neg	2
	Neg	Neg	Pos	1

^aAny single assay positive (Pos) for either N. gonorrhoeae or C. trachomatis was sent for supplemental testing. Neg, negative. 

^bC. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae specimens were assayed by the Gen-Probe test and culture, respectively.