Numbers of ProbeTec GC Qx positive samples confirmed by supplementary NAAT and culture for different sample types
| Specimen type | No of specimens tested | No (%) of positive VIPER GC Qx results | No (%) and result of ProbeTec Qx specimens tested using confirmatory NAAT and culture | |||||
| +ve by NAAT | –ve by NAAT | +ve by culture | –ve by culture | Confirmed +ve by culture and/or NAAT | –ve by both culture and confirmatory NAAT | |||
| Genital | 14223 | 149 (1.0) | 134* (89.3) | 15 (10) | 131 (87.9) | 18 (12.0) | 141 | 8 |
| Pharyngeal | 840 | 26 (3.1) | 13 (50) | 13 (50) | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) | 13 | 13 |
| Rectal | 593 | 17 (2.87) | 9* (52.9) | 1 (5.9) | 8 (47.1) | 5 (29.4) | 17 | 0 |
↵* One sample was inhibitory by confirmatory NAAT but positive by culture.
NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test.