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At present, no one is working on developing a test that can help public health officials trace outbreaks, though several companies continue to develop the new nonculture tests, including Abbott Laboratories, BD, Cepheid and Luminex.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012

"When it comes to gonorrhea, almost all testing is done by nonculture techniques now," explains Quest's Lieberman.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012

"We saw our surveillance data changing, and by 2010, almost 15 percent of total case reports were using the nonculture tests," she says.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012

With that limited data set, public health officials can still track outbreaks while also allowing for broader use of the new nonculture tests.

From Scientific American • Nov. 26, 2012