2012
Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests
Levi AW, Beckman D, Hui P, Schofield K, Harigopal M, Chhieng DC. Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2012, 138: 236-240. PMID: 22904135, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp2b7xqtcnamjp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHC2 assayBD Viper SystemXTR TechnologyPositive predictive valueDNA assaysLiquid-based Papanicolaou testsNucleic acidsC trachomatisChlamydia trachomatisPredictive valueHybrid Capture 2Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChlamydia trachomatis testingTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionViper SystemComparable specificityCapture 2Papanicolaou testChlamydial infectionCytology samplesMethod of detectionThinPrep specimensTrachomatisAssaysSensitivity rate
2011
Comparison of Affirm VPIII and Papanicolaou Tests in the Detection of Infectious Vaginitis
Levi AW, Harigopal M, Hui P, Schofield K, Chhieng DC. Comparison of Affirm VPIII and Papanicolaou Tests in the Detection of Infectious Vaginitis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2011, 135: 442-447. PMID: 21350100, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp7tbn5vzuglzu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffirm VPIIIPap testPapanicolaou testRoutine Pap testRoutine Papanicolaou testCandida speciesSensitive diagnostic testInfectious vaginitisLarge academic institutionPatient populationTrichomonas infectionBacterial vaginosisCandida vaginitisG vaginalisT vaginalisStudy populationHigh incidenceDiagnostic testsMolecular testsPatientsVaginitisVaginalisMorphologic identificationVaginosisCandidiasis