SnNouts and SpPins is a mnemonic to help you remember the difference between sensitivity and specificity. An ideal test rarely overlooks the thing you are looking for (i.e., it is sensitive) and ...

Background: Sensitivity and specificity are characteristics of a diagnostic test and are not expected to change as the prevalence of the target condition changes. We sought to evaluate the association ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Next-generation Cologuard exhibited improved colorectal cancer specificity and sensitivity compared with results ...

Financial support for this work was provided by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Grant Number BB/1013245/1. The author has no other relevant affiliations or ...

Testing plays a crucial role in humanity's strategy to mitigate the effects of widespread COVID-19 infection. However, given multiple options for testing and the emergence of the highly contagious ...

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 ...