Overcoming analytical and preanalytical challenges associated with extragenital home collected STI specimens.

ABSTRACT: Home sample collection for sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening options can improve access to sexual healthcare across communities. For Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), genital infections have classically been the focus for remote collection options. However, infections may go undiagnosed if sampling is limited to urogenital sites because some individuals only participate in oral and/or anal intercourse. Here we evaluated samples for CT/NG detection after several pre-analytical collection challenges. A paired provider to self-collection validation was performed on rectal [n = 162; 22 + for CT and 9 + for NG by provider-collected (PC)] and throat (N = 158; 2 + for CT and 11 + for NG by provider-collected) swabs. The positive pe

SUBMITTER: Hockman BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature