{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]],"date-time":"2026-02-25T17:30:33Z","timestamp":1772040633314,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":24,"publisher":"Public Library of Science (PLoS)","issue":"12","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]],"date-time":"2017-12-14T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1513209600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/100000060","name":"National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["T32AI007384"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["T32AI007384"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100000060","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["www.plosone.org"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["PLoS ONE"],"DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0189515","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]],"date-time":"2017-12-14T13:32:42Z","timestamp":1513258362000},"page":"e0189515","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Comparing mail-in self-collected specimens sent via United States Postal Service versus clinic-collected specimens for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in extra-genital sites"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6942-1861","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Katheryn R.","family":"Salow","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adam C.","family":"Cohen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Claire C.","family":"Bristow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark R.","family":"McGrath","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey D.","family":"Klausner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chlamydia\u2014CDC fact sheet (detailed). 2017 [cited 2017 Jul 10]. Available from: <ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/chlamydia\/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm\" xlink:type=\"simple\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/chlamydia\/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm<\/ext-link>."},{"key":"ref2","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gonorrhea\u2014CDC fact sheet (detailed version). 2017 [cited 2017 Jul 10]. Available from: <ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/gonorrhea\/stdfact-gonorrhea-detailed.htm\" xlink:type=\"simple\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/gonorrhea\/stdfact-gonorrhea-detailed.htm<\/ext-link>."},{"key":"ref3","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2016. 2017 [cited 2017 Jul 10]. Available from: <ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/stats16\/default.htm\" xlink:type=\"simple\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/stats16\/default.htm<\/ext-link>."},{"issue":"RR-02","key":"ref4","first-page":"1","article-title":"Recommendations for the laboratory-based detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae\u20142014","volume":"63","year":"2014","journal-title":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report"},{"issue":"8","key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"493","DOI":"10.1097\/OLQ.0b013e3181a44b8c","article-title":"High performance and acceptability of self-collected rectal swabs for diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with men and women","volume":"36","author":"JJ Van Der Helm","year":"2009","journal-title":"Sexually Transmitted Diseases"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1097\/OLQ.0b013e31815d968d","article-title":"From the NIH: Proceedings of a workshop on the importance of self-obtained vaginal specimens for detection of sexually transmitted infections","volume":"35","author":"MM Hobbs","year":"2008","journal-title":"Sexually Transmitted Diseases"},{"issue":"9","key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"736","DOI":"10.1177\/0956462413483252","article-title":"Characteristics and predictors of women who obtain rescreening for sexually transmitted infections using the <ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.iwantthekit.org\" xlink:type=\"simple\">www.iwantthekit.org<\/ext-link> screening programme","volume":"24","author":"CA Gaydos","year":"2013","journal-title":"International Journal of STD & AIDS"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"745","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0b013e3181d4450d","article-title":"Home screening compared with clinic-based screening for sexually transmitted infections","volume":"115","author":"AS Graseck","year":"2010","journal-title":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"},{"issue":"2","key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"136","DOI":"10.1097\/OLQ.0b013e31823ed4ec","article-title":"Interventions to increase rescreening for repeat chlamydial infection","volume":"39","author":"R Guy","year":"2012","journal-title":"Sexually Transmitted Diseases"},{"issue":"7","key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"398","DOI":"10.1097\/OLQ.0000000000000627","article-title":"Comparative evaluation of 2 nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at extragenital sites","volume":"44","author":"CC Bristow","year":"2017","journal-title":"Sexually Transmitted Diseases"},{"issue":"5","key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1611","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.00519-13","article-title":"Comparison of the Abbott m2000 RealTime CT assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert CT\/NG assay to the Roche Amplicor CT assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in ocular samples from Tanzania","volume":"51","author":"L Dize","year":"2013","journal-title":"Journal of Clinical Microbiology"},{"issue":"12","key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3867","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.01930-12","article-title":"Performance of the GeneXpert CT\/NG assay compared to that of the Aptima AC2 assay for detection of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by use of residual Aptima Samples","volume":"50","author":"SD Goldenberg","year":"2012","journal-title":"Journal of Clinical Microbiology"},{"issue":"7","key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2265","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0002265","article-title":"Field evaluation of the Cepheid GeneXpert Chlamydia trachomatis assay for detection of infection in a trachoma endemic community in Tanzania","volume":"7","author":"A Jenson","year":"2013","journal-title":"PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref14","first-page":"1021","article-title":"Validation of the GeneXpert\u00ae CT\/NG assay for use with male pharyngeal and rectal swabs","volume":"3","author":"R Geiger","year":"2016","journal-title":"Austin Journal of HIV\/AIDS Research"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1016\/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.008","article-title":"Can mailed swab samples be dry-shipped for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis by nucleic acid amplification tests?","volume":"73","author":"CA Gaydos","year":"2012","journal-title":"Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease"},{"issue":"6","key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"398","DOI":"10.1179\/2295333715Y.0000000036","article-title":"Evaluation of Copan FLOQSwab for the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Abbott RealTime CT PCR","volume":"70","author":"L Coorevits","year":"2015","journal-title":"Acta Clinica Belgica"},{"key":"ref17","unstructured":"Cepheid. Xpert CT\/NG Assay. 2013 [cited 2017 Aug 15]. Available from: <ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cmmc.org\/cmmclab\/IFU\/Xpert_CT-NG_301-0234_Rev_B_Jan_2013.pdf\" xlink:type=\"simple\">https:\/\/www.cmmc.org\/cmmclab\/IFU\/Xpert_CT-NG_301-0234_Rev_B_Jan_2013.pdf<\/ext-link>"},{"issue":"2","key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"112","DOI":"10.1136\/sti.2009.037226","article-title":"Utilising the internet to test for sexually transmitted infections: Results of a survey and accuracy testing","volume":"86","author":"SL Owens","year":"2010","journal-title":"Sexually Transmitted Infections"},{"issue":"6","key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"789","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-3083.2006.02088.x","article-title":"Mailed urine samples are not an effective screening approach for Chlamydia trachomatis case finding among young men","volume":"21","author":"M Domeika","year":"2007","journal-title":"Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"00026","DOI":"10.15406\/jmen.2014.01.00026","article-title":"Characteristics of the Sample Adequacy Control (SAC) in the Cepheid Xpert\u00ae CT\/NG Assay in Female Urine Specimens","volume":"1","author":"C Bristow","year":"2014","journal-title":"Journal of Microbiology and Experimentation"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"209","DOI":"10.1071\/SH05059","article-title":"The use of focus groups to design an internet-based program for chlamydia screening with self-administered vaginal swabs: what women want","volume":"3","author":"CA Gaydos","year":"2006","journal-title":"Sexual Health"},{"issue":"6","key":"ref22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"523","DOI":"10.1001\/archpedi.157.6.523","article-title":"Improving participation in Chlamydia screening programs: perspectives of high-risk youth","volume":"157","author":"DR Blake","year":"2003","journal-title":"Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine"},{"issue":"1271","key":"ref23","first-page":"33","article-title":"\u201cIf everyone does it, it&apos;s not a big deal.\u201d Young people talk about chlamydia testing","volume":"121","author":"SB Rose","year":"2008","journal-title":"The New Zealand Medical Journal"},{"issue":"2","key":"ref24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"183","DOI":"10.1586\/eri.10.164","article-title":"Home versus clinic-based specimen collection for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae","volume":"9","author":"AS Graseck","year":"2011","journal-title":"Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy"}],"container-title":["PLOS ONE"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/dx.plos.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0189515","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2018,10,22]],"date-time":"2018-10-22T08:56:50Z","timestamp":1540198610000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/dx.plos.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0189515"}},"subtitle":[],"editor":[{"given":"David N.","family":"Fredricks","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"editor","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]},"references-count":24,"journal-issue":{"issue":"12","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0189515","relation":{},"ISSN":["1932-6203"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1932-6203","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,14]]}}}