Comparison of Two Real-Time Multiplex PCR Assays for the Detection of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Chlamydia Trachomatis Anorectal NAAT-Positive Cases in New York City, January - July 2015
Cheng Y. Chen, PhD1, Kai-Hua Chi, MS1, Tanya Halse, PhD2, Alan Pillay, PhD1, Tammy Quinlan, PhD2, Eli Nachamkin, MPH1, Kimberlee Musser, PhD2, Alex de Voux, PhD1, Preeti Pathela, DrPH, MPH3, Julie Schillinger, MD, MSc4 and Ellen Kersh, PhD5, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 3Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, 4Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, NYC DOHMH / Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York, NY, 5Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA