To culture or not to culture: correlating <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> culture positivity with nucleic acid amplification test cycle threshold values to promote cost-effective gonococcal resistance surveillance
Establishing an NAAT Ct value cut-off can reduce both labour and costs without compromising vital surveillance data. Assay-specific validation is recommended prior to broader application.
Authors
- Denise E Twisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-9600)
- Hannelore M Götz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-6224)
- Mireille van Westreenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7705-7342)
- Corné H. W. Klaassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-0903)
- Kara Osbak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8612-8413)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056542
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18