Infectious diseases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with suspected STIs who have provided consent for new specimen collection, or who have residual/stored specimens such as urine, swabs, throat specimens, or vesicle/pustule swabs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: When consent is withdrawn When a request to refuse secondary use is made for stored specimens originating from other research When no residual specimens remain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical performance evaluation of GENECUBE multi-target STI detection assay (C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium with resistance mutations, M. hominis, Ureaplasma spp., T. vaginalis, T. pallidum, HSV-1, HSV-2) compared with existing methods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of specimen pretreatment methods, composition, and device conditions; sensitivity, reproducibility, and storage stability; cross-reactivity testing; compatibility with commercially available processing solutions; magLEAD optimization; simultaneous detection performance of multiple pathogens from the same specimen | — |
Contacts
University of Tsukuba Hospital