Environmental Contamination by Chlamydia trachomatis RNA Can Cause False-Positive Test Results in Clinical Samples.

Michael Toepfer, Björn Herrmann, Martina Sansone, Caroline Lilja, Peter Nolskog

Sexually transmitted diseases 2021 Jul 01

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An investigation of unexpected positive test results for Chlamydia trachomatis at a women's health clinic in Sweden revealed that samples were contaminated by RNA in the clinic. The risk for RNA contamination at a clinic has been postulated previously. We are, however, not aware that this has actually been demonstrated in practice. Copyright © 2020 American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. All rights reserved.

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Michael Toepfer, Björn Herrmann, Martina Sansone, Caroline Lilja, Peter Nolskog. Environmental Contamination by Chlamydia trachomatis RNA Can Cause False-Positive Test Results in Clinical Samples. Sexually transmitted diseases. 2021 Jul 01;48(7):e88-e90