Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Molecular detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Lab Test name Contact Comments
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. M. Reynders / Patrick Descheemaeker
SAMPLE: swabs (urogenital, anorectal, oropharyngeal, conjunctival) or first-voided urine (min. 15mL!)
FREQUENCY: min 3x/week
TEST TYPE: TaqMan Array Card, in house real time PCR
Version date: 17/11/2017
Accredited:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek
Sample type:
E-swab
First void urine

Frequency: Daily

Test type:
Xpert CT/NG (Cepheid)
CHU Saint-Pierre Neisseria gonorrhoeae Reynders Marijke, Maaroufi Younes, Scheen Robert
Staaltypes: urogenitale wissers (cervix, urethra), urines (voor mannen), anorectale wissers, semen, gewrichtsvocht.

Techniek: Probetec BD

Opgelet: wissers in specifiek milieu (tube Probetec)
Imelda-Bonheiden Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. Johan Frans, Isabel Micalessi
Sample Type:
- eSwab
- Urine
Frequency: Daily
Test Type: Xpert CT/NG (GeneXpert, Cepheid)
Labo Cliniques Sud Luxembourg Neisseria gonorrhoeae Nicolas Hougardy
SAMPLE TYPE:
- Swabs in Remel M4-RT
- Urine (min 1ml)
- Sperm (min 200µL)
FREQUENCY: every two weeks
TEST TYPE: in-house, real time PCR (porA pseudogene detection, LightCycler (Roche)
ARTICLE: "Pathology, 37 (5) : 364-370,2005"
AZ Damiaan Oostende Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ben Vanmassenhove/ Anne-Sophie Hervent
SAMPLE TYPE:
- swab in transportmedium
- liquid cytology (ThinPrep)
- urine first voided

FREQUENCY: at least every week
TEST TYPE: Seegene CTNGMGTV-assay
BELAC accreditation number 433-MED
Version date: 11/08/2023
Accredited:
UZ Leuven MolPLUZ Neisseria gonorrhoeae Stefanie Desmet
Katrien Lagrou
Sample type:
Alinity m multiCollect Specimen collection kit (Abbott molecular)
- genital swab
- urethral swab
- urine
Minimal sample volume: 1.5 ml
Frequency: every weekday
Test type: Alinity m STI (Abbott molecular)
Determined together with
- Chlamydia trachomatis (requested as: CT/NG screening)
- Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Trichomonas vaginalis (requested as: SOA mini panel (symptoms))
Accreditation BELAC: 215-MED
Accredited:
AZ St-Lucas Gent Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. A.M van den Abeele/Elke Vanlaere
SAMPLE TYPE:
eSWAB
Urine first voided

FREQUENCY:
2x/week

TEST TYPE:
BDProbeTec™ ET Chlamydia Trachomatis assay (Becton Dickinson)
OLVZ Aalst Neisseria gonorrhoeae Anne Vankeerberghen
Sample type:
Genital swab
Urethral swab
First voided urine (max 10 mL)

Frequency: Daily (except weekend)
Test type: In house real time PCR
Version date: 06/05/2019
Accredited:
GZA St-Augustinus Neisseria gonorrhoeae Philippe Van Lint
performed on swabs (eSwab, COPAN) and urine

in-house, qualitative real-time PCR

Frequency: daily (Monday-Saturday)

BELAC accreditation number 404-MED
Accredited:
AZ Delta Neisseria gonorrhoeae Steven Vervaeke/Joke Breyne
SAMPLE TYPE:
- swabs (eSWAB, DNA PAP Cervical sampler)
- urine first void
FREQUENCY: 1x/week
TEST TYPE: COBAS 4800 CT/NG test
Version date: 05/12/2017
Accredited:
UZA Mol. Diagn. Neisseria gonorrhoeae D. Ursi, K. Bergs, M. Michiels, V. Matheeussen
Genital swab or urethral swab ( eswab,minimum 250 µl) or first void urine (minimum 1,1 ml)
2/week
Cobas 4800 CT/NG test Roche
UZ Brussel - Microbiology Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. Denis Piérard, Oriane Soetens
SAMPLE TYPE:
- eSWAB (min 0.2 ml)
- Urine first voided (min 0.2 ml)
FREQUENCY: 2 to 3 x/week
TEST TYPE: commercial real-time PCR (Cobas 4800 CT/NG Amplification/Detection kit, Roche Diagnostics)
Version date: 26/09/2017
Accredited:
AZ St-Lucas Brugge Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr Maelegheer Karel
SAMPLE TYPE:
Urogenital swab
E-swab
Urine first voided
FREQUENCY: 1-3/week
TEST TYPE:
STI Essential Assay Seegene (Starlet)
Version date: 26/10/2022
Jessa Hospital Neisseria gonorrhoeae dr. Cartuyvels, Raymaekers Marijke
SAMPLE TYPE:
-urine first voided
-sperm
-endocervical and urethral e-swab (liquid amies and UTM)
FREQUENCY: 2x/week
TEST TYPE: m2000 (Abbott)
Version date: 06/11/2017
Accredited:
AZ Groeninge Kortrijk Neisseria gonorrhoeae Annelynn Wallaert, dr. M. Boudewijns
Sample type: urine, swab in Cobas PCR medium
Frequency: 2x/week
Test type: Cobas 4800 CT/NG (Roche)
Accreditation: 376-MED
Version date: 13/09/2021
Accredited:
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bieke Decaesteker,
Stijn Jonckheere
Sample Type:
- Cervical or vaginal eSwab
- Urine first voided
- Pus (eSwab)
- Urethrale flokked swab (UTM transportmedium)

Frequency: Daily

Test Type: RT-PCR Xpert CT/NG (GeneXpert, Cepheid)

Belac accreditation number 523-MED
Version date: 07/07/2022
Accredited: