Grants, Contracts, RFAs, and RFPs. 1  A grant is a funding mechanism for a particular scientific inquiry that you generate. You come up with the idea, they decide if it's a good idea, and they provide funding for you to do it. In contrast, a contract is a funding mechanism of government agencies or other organizations to obtain specified services or goods.
1 These tests are very good at identifying chlamydia. 2  A test that is positive almost always means the problem is there and is unlikely to be a false-positive test result. 3  A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is an example of a nucleic acid amplification test. 4  This test can also be done on a urine sample.
Urine testing: Traditionally, chlamydia tests were conducted on cervical swabs for females and urethral swabs for males. Due to the greater sensitivity and specif icity of NAAT assays, less invasive samples, such as urine for females and males, can be used.rine testing: Traditionally, chlamydia tests were conducted on cervical swabs for females and urethral swabs for males. Due to the greater sensitivity and specif icity of NAAT assays, less invasive samples, such as urine for females and males, can be used.