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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrheae (GC) are presented together, not because of their similarities in disease presentation, but because of the current trend in screening samples for both simultaneously. Historically, these organisms were identified using very different laboratory methods: CT by tissue culture and GC by growth in specialized bacterial medium. However, over the past decade a revolutionary change has taken place in the approach used to detect these two sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In many instances, molecular testing, either nucleic acid hybridization or nucleic acid amplification, has replaced culture and immunoassays.

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    Jeanne A. Jordan PhD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair for Laboratory Medicine) (Professor and Vice Chair for Laboratory Medicine)

  2. Hematology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Adam Bagg MD (Director) (Director)

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Angela M. Caliendo MD, PhD (Vice Chair and Associate Professor) (Vice Chair and Associate Professor)

  4. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL, 60201

    Karen L. Kaul MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor)

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Jordan, J.A. (2007). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Leonard, D.G.B., Bagg, A., Caliendo, A.M., Kaul, K.L., Van Deerlin, V.M. (eds) Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33227-7_40

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