scholarly journals REEVALUATION OF THE JAPANESE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR VIRAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTS (NATs) TO ENSURE SAFETY OF HUMAN BLOOD PRODUCTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-509
Author(s):  
Sahoko Matsuoka ◽  
Saeko Mizusawa ◽  
Masaki Ochiai ◽  
Shigeru Kusagawa ◽  
Haruka Momose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Human Blood ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
Viral Nucleic Acid ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

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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