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. 1993 Jun;31(6):1622–1625. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.6.1622-1625.1993

Comparison of the Clearview Chlamydia, the PACE 2 assay, and culture for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis from cervical specimens in a low-prevalence population.

J Blanding 1, L Hirsch 1, N Stranton 1, T Wright 1, S Aarnaes 1, L de la Maza 1, E M Peterson 1
PMCID: PMC265591  PMID: 8315006

Abstract

The Clearview Chlamydia assay (Wampole Laboratories, Cranbury, N.J.), the PACE 2 DNA probe assay (GenProbe, San Diego, Calif.), and culture were compared for their abilities to detect Chlamydia trachomatis from cervical specimens in a population with a low prevalence (3.9%) of chlamydial infections. A consensus reference method was used. The consensus reference method defined a positive specimen as one with a positive culture result or positive by both of the two nonculture methods. Of the 940 specimens tested, 37 were positive; 36 were positive by culture, 28 were positive by the PACE 2 assay, and 27 were positive by the Clearview assay, giving sensitivities of 97.3, 75.5, and 72.9%, respectively, and specificities of 100, 97.1, and 98.9%, respectively. There was a direct correlation between the number of inclusion-forming units detected by culture and the ability of the two nonculture methods to detect the positive specimens.

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