Evaluation of a laboratory-developed multiplex real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of syphilis, herpes and chancroid genital ulcers in four public health laboratories in the USA

Munegowda Koralur; Cheng Y Chen; Allan Pillay; Brunie White; Kevin Pettus; Kai-Hua Chi; Joey Stringer; Chukwuemika Aroh; Trivikram Dasu; Sanjib Bhattacharyya; Keith Perkins; Jenny Chen; Diana Riner; Marty Soehnlen; Weiping Cao; Anne M Gaynor; Ellen N Kersh

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2021-055081

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Evaluation of a laboratory-developed multiplex real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of syphilis, herpes and chancroid genital ulcers in four public health laboratories in the USA

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Munegowda Koralur Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cheng Y Chen Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Allan Pillay Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brunie White Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kevin Pettus Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kai-Hua Chi Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joey Stringer Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chukwuemika Aroh Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Trivikram Dasu City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sanjib Bhattacharyya City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Keith Perkins Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jenny Chen Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diana Riner Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marty Soehnlen Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Weiping Cao Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne M Gaynor Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ellen N Kersh Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Munegowda Koralur, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329-4018, USA; mgowdakc{at}gmail.com

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Koralur M, Chen CY, Pillay A, et al

Evaluation of a laboratory-developed multiplex real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of syphilis, herpes and chancroid genital ulcers in four public health laboratories in the USA

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2022;98:448-450.

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Received March 25, 2021
Accepted November 8, 2021
First published December 6, 2021.

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November 15, 2022

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