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  • Title: Evaluation of the GO Slide, a growth transport system for the laboratory diagnosis of gonorrhoea.
    Author: Lim YS, Ismail A.
    Journal: Malays J Pathol; 1989 Aug; 11():21-4. PubMed ID: 2483740.
    Abstract:
    A growth transport system, the GO Slide (Roche Diagnostica), for the isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from clinical specimens was evaluated. This system was compared with culture on chocolate agar (CA) and modified Thayer-Martin (MTM) agar, and Gram-stained smear for the diagnosis of gonorrhoea. Of 94 urethral specimens from symptomatic males, 77.7% were positive on MTM, 80.9% were positive on CA and Gram stain, and 81.9% were positive on GO Slide. Of the 77 isolates, 26.0% were penicillinase producers, 12.3% belonged to WI serogroup and 87.7% belonged to WII/III serogroup. The ease of transportation and the easy examination of growth on agar surfaces make the GO Slide an attractive system. It would be particularly useful for general practitioners without culture facilities to transport specimens to the laboratory for the isolation of N. gonorrhoeae.
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