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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2024

Impact of improper sample handling on Cobas CT/NG testing platform with dual swab sample collection kit for detecting

Dhammika H Navarathna, Kelle B Sayers, Derek C Murray

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dhammika H NavarathnaDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Services, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System , Temple, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0070-5919
Kelle B SayersDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Services, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System , Temple, Texas, USA.
Derek C MurrayDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Services, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System , Temple, Texas, USA.

Funding

Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceThe importance of this observation lies in its potential to directly impact testing outcomes and patient care. By identifying improper sample handling as a contributing factor to a substantial number of invalid results, we emphasize the need for meticulous adherence to recommended protocols during sample collection. Laboratories that overlook or are unaware of such deviations may inadvertently compromise the reliability and efficacy of their diagnostic processes, leading to misdiagnoses, delayed treatment, and patient dissatisfaction.

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Chlamydia InfectionsGonorrheaChlamydia trachomatisHumansNeisseria gonorrhoeaeReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySpecimen HandlingTomography, X-Ray ComputedCobasCT/NGduel swabinvalid

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PMID38047699
PMCPMC10783118

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