Performance characteristics of the Becton Dickinson ProbeTec System for direct detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in male and female urine specimens in comparison with the Roche Cobas System.

Abstract

The performance characteristics of the BDProbeTec ET assay are similar to those of the Roche Amplicor polymerase chain reaction for detection of chlamydia and gonorrhea in male and female urine specimens. The system was able to produce 300 results in an 8-hour shift.