Cross-sectional evaluation of a lateral flow assay for point-of-care detection of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> in asymptomatic individuals at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa
The NG LFA in vaginal swab specimens met WHO criteria for a screening test in low-resource settings. The NG LFA in male urine specimens met sensitivity criteria but did not meet the criteria for specificity.
Authors
- Cecilia Ferreyra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-7940)
- Lindsey de Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-7651)
- Benjamin Blümel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-4941)
- Joseph Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0985-5916)
- Birgitta Gleeson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0791-7735)
- Ranjana M S Gigi
- Mildred Mandisa Mdingi
- Remco P H Peters
- Laura T Mazzola
- Hyunsul Jung
- Paul C Adamson
- Jeffrey D Klausner
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of Bern (CH)
- FIND (CH)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Foundation for Professional Development (ZA)
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056673
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00