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RealTime CT

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Product Name Quantity Order # Additional Information
Abbott RealTime CT Amplification Reagent Kit 192 tests (4 packs of 48 tests per pack) 01L31-91
multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit (pierceable caps) 10 boxes of 50 kits per box 09K12-02
Pierceable Cap Sample Rack Set of 6 racks with rack ID and instructions for use 01N97-01
Abbott RealTime CT Control Kit 8 CT/NG Negative Control, 16 CT/NG Cutoff Control 02G28-80
Abbott RealTime CT Application CD-ROM 01L70
Abbott multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit 500 kits (10 boxes of 50 kits per box) 09K12-01

The Abbott RealTime CT assay is an in vitro polymerase chainreaction (PCR) assay for the direct, qualitative detection of the plasmid DNA for C. trachomatis in female endocervical or vaginal swab specimens, male urethral swab specimens, or in male and female urine specimens.

Abbott RealTime CT Performance
Technology Homogenous real-time PCR
Sensitivity 320 plasmid copies of CT target DNA per assay
Specificity No cross-reactivity with 111 organisms
Interference No interference with 26 substances
Internal Control Added to lysis buffer during extraction and detected with all samples
Collection Device Abbott multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit

 

Abbott RealTime CT Comparison Study to Comparator Assay
A total of 623 specimens including female endocervical and vaginal swabs,male urethral swabs, and male and female urines were obtained from patients attending STD clinics. The swab specimens were always collected first with the comparator assay collection kit and then with the Abbott multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit.


 Positive Agreement Negative Agreement
Analyte Specimens (n) Ratio (%) 95% Cl Ratio (%) 95% Cl
CT 621 116/127 91.3 (85.03, 95.60) 488/494 98.9 (97.38, 99.55)

 

The Abbott multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit for use with CT, is now available with pierceable caps!

  • Pierceable caps eliminate the need to uncap each tube 
    • Improving lab workflow
    • Minimizing cross contamination
    • Reducing potential for repetitive motion injuries
  • No swab transfer or manual expression of swabs
  • No sample centrifugation or vortexing
  • No manual pipetting or addition of lysis buffer

 

 

Development Philosophy
Today's clinical molecular diagnostics laboratory must have confidence in the quality of their C.trachomatis patient results. As a result of our real-time PCR development philosophy, Abbott RealTime CT is engineered to be both sensitive and specific for the detection of C. trachomatis from a single sample.

Accurate Detection of CT is Dependent Upon a Combination of:

  • Primer and Probe Design
  • Sample Purification
  • Incorporation of an Internal Control

 

Single Stranded Linear Probe

Single Stranded Linear Probe

 

 

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