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Improving the Sensitivity-Specificity Balance of Human Papillomavirus Testing on Self- and Clinician-Collected Samples in South Africa

Women living with and without HIV, age 30-65 years, were recruited in South Africa. Self-collected vaginal samples and clinician-collected cervical samples were tested with Xpert HPV, an assay that ...
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Sensitivity and specificity of 61 commercial disease detection products: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 80 cohorts with approximately 445,000 enrolled samples.

Effects of common nutraceutical supplements marketed for cancer prevention on tumor cell growth.
BMJ

2.21 The test-retest reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the SCAT-3 for sideline testing

Conclusions Symptoms, the SAC and the m-BESS have poor test-retest reliability. Symptoms have reasonable sensitivity and specificity for concussion but are subjective. The 3-word SAC and m-BESS are ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Next-Generation Multitarget Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening

A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test, including assessments of DNA molecular markers and hemoglobin level, was developed to improve the performance of colorectal cancer screening, primarily ...
The Scientist

Insights into qPCR: Protocol, Detection Methods, and Analysis

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is a molecular technique that has reshaped the landscape of biological research and medicine due to its high sensitivity and specificity. qPCR, also known ...