Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Molecular Beacon

Table 1

Comparison of use of molecular beacon as detection method with gel electrophoresis, Roche AMPLICOR MWP kit, and PCR with a housekeeping gene: rmp.

Number of samples	PCR	Beacon	Roche	rmp	Conclusion
154	+	+	+	+	Positive
4	−	+	+	+	Positive
2	−	−	+	−	Negative
1	−	+	−	−	Negative
3	+	+	−	+	Positive
2	+	−	−	−	Negative
4	+	+	+	−	Positive
2	+	−	+	+	Positive
1	−	−	+	+	Positive
2	−	−	−	+	Negative
237	−	−	−	−	Negative