TABLE 1.

Specificity of COBAS AMPLICOR NG test versus 16S rRNA PCR test for detection of N. gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens

Specimen	n	Specificity (%)	95% Cl
Female endocervical	5,727	98.3	97.9-98.6
Male urethral	1,257	98.8	98.0-99.3
Female urine	2,397	99.2	98.8-99.5
Male urine	391	99.2	97.8-99.8
Total	9,772	98.7	98.4-98.9