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• Sexually transmitted infectionRelated: These tests diagnose several common bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections.

• TuberculosisRelated: It can identify tuberculosis DNA in respiratory specimens and, for some tests, detect drug resistance.

• Pelvic inflammatory diseaseRelated: It helps identify common sexually transmitted causes, especially chlamydia and gonorrhea.

• GonorrheaRelated: NAATs are widely used to detect gonorrhea in urine and swabs from exposed sites.

• Chlamydia trachomatisRelated: These tests are widely used to detect C. trachomatis in genital and other clinical specimens.

• VaginitisRelated: These tests can identify sexually transmitted causes when symptoms or microscopy are inconclusive.

• UrethritisRelated: It is commonly used to test for gonorrhea and chlamydia in suspected urethritis.

• ChlamydiaRelated: This is the preferred testing method for most chlamydia infections.

• Neisseria gonorrhoeaeRelated: These tests commonly detect gonococcal genetic material at genital and extragenital sites.

• Ziehl–Neelsen stainCompared with: Molecular tests can identify tuberculosis bacteria without relying on visible acid-fast staining.

• NeisseriaRelated: These tests diagnose gonorrhea without requiring viable N. gonorrhoeae in a specimen.

• ChlamydiotaRelated: These tests are widely used to diagnose infections by human chlamydial pathogens.

• Trichomonas vaginalisRelated: These tests provide highly sensitive detection of T. vaginalis in clinical samples.