Table 1.

Point-of Care tests available and in development for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Assay	Io® CT/NG	GenXpert® CT/NG	ResistancePlus® GC
Company	Binx Health	Cepheid	SpeeDX
Platform	Table Top Integrated	Table Top Integrated	Table Top PCR machine
Technology	NAAT Small molecule chemistry	Real-time PCR	Real-time PCR Ciprofloxin Resistance
Sample Type	Self- & clinician- collected vaginal swabs, male urines	Cervical swabs, Self-collected vaginal swabs, male & female urines	Cervical, vaginal, male & female urines, urethral, pharyngeal ocular swabs
Procedure	~4 steps	~4 steps	~4 steps
Result Time	30 min.	90 min.	50 min.
Regulatory	FDA, CE-IVD	FDA, CE-IVD	CE-IVD FDA pending

Table legend: Integrated, DNA extraction contained in platform; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; FDA, Federal Drug Administration; CE-IVD, European Conformity, Investigational device