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 Chlamydia culture. 2  This is a test to find the bacteria that cause a chlamydia infection. 3  A sample of body fluid from areas such as the cervix, urethra, eye, rectum, or throat is added to certain cells used to grow chlamydia.
We offer the Chlamydia Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAA) Test, a urine test, because it is highly recommended by the CDC for its accuracy. This urine test is the current standard, the most accurate, and widely used for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis. It's based on amplification of the DNA of the bacteria.