Low diagnostic accuracy of selective screening criteria for asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infections in the general population

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 375-380

  Van Valkengoed, I G M ^a   Deville, W ^a   Bouter, L M ^a   Boeke, A J P ^a   Morre, S A ^b   Van den Brule, A J C ^b   Meijer, C J L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033780992     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.5.375     Document Type: Article

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