The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of, and risk factors for, Chlamydia trachomatis in attendees recruited prospectively from October 2018 to January 2019 at the only sexually transmitted infections clinic in Iceland (in Reykjavík), and to evaluate the cobas 4800 CT/NG Test and Aptima Combo 2 Assay for C. trachomatis detection in male urine and female vaginal swabs. Prevalence of C.
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August 2020
is prevalent among attendees in sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics, and therapy is hampered by rapidly rising levels of resistance to azithromycin and moxifloxacin. In this study, we evaluated, for the first time in Iceland, the prevalence of and azithromycin and moxifloxacin resistance-associated mutations and assessed the diagnostic performance of the CE/ diagnosis (IVD)-marked S-DiaMGTV (Diagenode Diagnostics) versus the U.S.
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