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The following BD ProbeTec CT/GC Q
Cat. No.
Description
440724
BD Viper™ Pipette Tips, 960
440725
BD Viper™ Trash Box
440726
BD Viper™ Trash Bags
440974
BD Viper™ Tube Lockdown Cover
440975
BD Viper™ Lysing Heater (115V)
440976
BD Viper™ Lysing Heater (230V)
440977
BD Viper™ Lysing Rack
440984
Amplification Plate Sealers (Black)
441072
BD Viper™ Liquid Waste Bottle
441074
BD Viper™ Plate Seal Tool
441091
BD Viper™ System
441122
Vaginal Specimen Transport for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
441124
BD ProbeTec™ GC Q
441126
BD ProbeTec™ CT Q
441125
Control Set for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
441128
Extraction Reagent and Lysis Trough for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
12 Extraction Reagent Troughs and 12 Lysis Troughs
441129
BD FOX™ Extraction Tubes for the BD ProbeTec CT/GC Q
441354
BD Viper™ Neutralization Pouch, 12 pouches
441357
Female Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
100 units
441358
Male Urethral Specimen Collection Kit for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
441359
Caps for use on the BD Viper™ (Extracted Mode), 4 x 100
441360
Specimen Tubes and Caps for use on the BD Viper™ (Extracted Mode), 4 x 100
441361
Swab Diluent for the BD ProbeTec™ CT/GC Q
441362
BD™ Urine Preservative Transport for the Q
The following strain is available from:
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
10801 University Boulevard
Manassas, VA 20110-2209, USA.
ATCC # VR-902B Chlamydia trachomatis LGV2
Blackhawk AmpliTrol CT/GC is available from:
Bio-Rad Laboratories (Blackhawk Biosystems)
12945 Alcosta Blvd. 2
nd
San Ramon, CA 94583
1-800-866-0305
AmpliTrol CT/GC # 00126
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1. World Health Organization. 2001. Global prevalence and incidence of selected curable sexually transmitted
infections: overview and estimates. WHO.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. STD surveillance 2006: national profile. http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/
chlamydia.htm.
3. US Preventive Services Task Force. 2001. Screening for chlamydial infection: recommendations and rationale. Am J
Prev Med 20 (3S): 90-94.
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006.
MMWR 55 (RR-11): 1-94.
5. Advisory Committee for HIV and STD Prevention. 1998. HIV prevention through early detection and treatment of
other sexually transmitted diseases – United States. MMWR 47 (RR-12): 1-24.
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2002. Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria
gonorrhoeae infections – 2002. MMWR 51 (RR-15): 1-40.
7. Essig, A. 2007. Chlamydia and Chlamydophila, In PR Murray, EJ Baron, ML Landry, JH Jorgensen and MA Pfaller
(eds.), Manual of clinical microbiology, 9
8. Little, MC, J Andrews, R Moore, et al. 1999. Strand displacement amplification and homogeneous real-time
detection incorporated in a second-generation DNA probe system, BDProbeTec ET. Clin Chem 45: 777-784.
9. Hellyer, TJ and JG Nadeau. 2004. Strand displacement amplification: a versatile tool for molecular diagnostics.
Expert Rev Mol Diagn 4: 251-261.
10. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. 2005. Approved Guideline M29-A3. Protection of laboratory workers
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Amplified DNA Assay Reagent Pack, 1152 tests
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Amplified DNA Assay Reagent Pack, 1152 tests
Floor
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Edition, ASM Press.
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Amplified DNA Assays, 24 positive and 24 negative
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Amplified DNA Assays, 2 mL x 48
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Amplified DNA Assays, 100 units
ed., CLSI, Wayne, PA.
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Amplified DNA Assays, 100 units
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Amplified DNA Assays,
Amplified DNA Assays, 384 tests
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Amplified DNA Assays,
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Amplified DNA Assays, 100 units