There are several Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved NAAT assays available with very high rates of sensitivity and specificity (more than 95%) and allow combination testing for N.gonorrhoeae and C.trachomatis
-What is required for culturing Chlamydia?

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Isolation of viable C.trachomatis from specimens requires tissue culture using HeLa-229 or McCoy cell lines.Tissue culture used to be considered the gold standard, but the method is no longer widely used because of its difficulty to perform and sensitivity issues.

There Are Several Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Approved NAAT Assays