Performance of the MagNA Pure LC Robot for Extraction of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> and <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> DNA from Urine and Swab Specimens

Abstract

DNA from uncentrifuged urines (n = 195 and n = 202) and cervical swabs (n = 221 and n = 601) was extracted by the MagNA Pure LC robot and the Amplicor method to validate the robot's extraction for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing by Roche PCR. The robot provided a highly sensitive and specific method of DNA extraction.