TABLE 2.

Results comparing 114 BDPT C. trachomatis-positive specimens by MOTA score with LC-PCR assay results

Test	No. of samples positive at MOTA score of:					Total
	<2000	2,000-9,999	10,000-19,999	20,000-29,999	≥30,000
BDPT	3a	8a	8	13	82	114
LC-PCR positive	0	7	4	10	76	97
LC-PCR precipitation positiveb	0	8	6	11	79	104
% Agreementc	100	100	75	85	96	91.2

^aTested twice with the BDPT assay with the first assay giving results between 2,000 and 9,999.

^bTotal number of LC-PCR-positive specimens (initial LC-PCR positives plus positives after precipitation of initially negative LC-PCR specimens)

^cAgreement between the BDPT- and LC-PCR-positive specimens (initially positive and those positive after precipitation).