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These nucleic acid testing kits are typically categorized as manual or automated, with most automated kits requiring proprietary instruments, thereby limiting flexibility. GenXplore q4800 is a newly developed, open-platform, fully automated nucleic acid testing system designed to be compatible with a wide range of manual testing kits from different manufacturers. In this study, we evaluated the analytical and clinical performance of the GenXplore q4800 using manual molecular kits targeting sexually transmitted infections and respiratory viruses. The automated detection of inactivated pathogen controls demonstrated high repeatability, reproducibility, and sensitivity. The result of the contamination assessment was acceptable. For clinical validation, 120 urine specimens were tested for\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Results from the GenXplore q4800 were compared with those obtained using a semi-automated reference method. The GenXplore q4800 achieved 100% positive percent agreement, 100% negative percent agreement, and a Cohen\u2019s kappa coefficient of 1.0 in these two pathogens, indicating strong concordance. 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