Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis in the United States

Table 3

Recommended diagnostic modalities and specimen sources for evaluation of child sexual abuse victims. Data are adapted from [116].

Diagnostic modality	Recommended specimen sources for STI etiology
	Chlamydia trachomatis		Neisseria gonorrhoeae
	Female	Male	Female	Male
			Oropharynx	Oropharynx
	Anus	Anus	Anus	Anus
Culture				Urethra
		Urethral discharge		Urethral discharge
	Vagina		Vagina
NAAT^†	Urine		Urine
	Vagina		Vagina

^†Nucleic acid amplification testing.