Rapid and low-cost amplicon visualization for nucleic acid amplification tests using magnetic microbeads

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michihiko Nakano ◽  
Masafumi Inaba ◽  
Junya Suehiro
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Magnetic Microbeads ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

This study presents a rapid and low-cost amplicon detection method in which amplicons are attached to magnetic microbeads, suspended in deionized water, and subjected to a magnetic field on a...

scholarly journals Is it time to move to nucleic acid amplification tests screening for pharyngeal and rectal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men to improve gonorrhoea control?

Sexual Health ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher K. Fairley ◽  
Marcus Y. Chen ◽  
Catriona S. Bradshaw ◽  
Sepehr N. Tabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Sexual Health Clinics

The use of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), as well as or in preference to culture for non-genital sites is now recommended both in Australia and overseas because of their greater sensitivity and improved specificity. A survey of 22 Australian sexual health clinics who each year test over 14 500 men who have sex with men (MSM) show that culture remains the predominate method for detecting gonorrhoea at pharyngeal (64%) and rectal (73%) sites. This editorial discusses the potential disadvantages of using culture over NAAT in relation to optimal gonorrhoea control among MSM and advocates that significantly improved control would be achieved by moving to NAAT with the proviso that culture samples are taken wherever possible on NAAT-positive samples and from clients with urethritis to ensure continued surveillance for antimicrobial resistance.

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