False-positive gonorrhea test results with a nucleic acid amplification test: the impact of low prevalence on positive predictive value.

Katz AR, Effler PV, Ohye RG, Brouillet B, Lee MV, Whiticar PM. False-positive gonorrhea test results with a nucleic acid amplification test: the impact of low prevalence on positive predictive value. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Mar 15; 38(6):814-9.

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subject areas

Adult
Bacteriological Techniques
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
False Positive Reactions
Female
Gonorrhea
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence

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Alan R. Katz, MD MPH

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