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How accurate are chlamydia tests using urine samples for women?
The rates of false negative and false positive chlamydia tests for various types of tests are as follows (see related link):Becton-Dickinson NAAT female urine: 1% false positive; 19.5% false negativeGen Probe NAAT female urine: 1.1% false positive; 5.3% false negative
What is a chlamydia culture?
A chlamydia culture is a particular type of chlamydia test that tries to grow the bacteria from a sample of body fluid. It is very difficult to do correctly, and so is not a very reliable test. A positive chlamydia culture can be believed, but there are many false negative chlamydia cultures. Talk with your health care provider about the right chlamydia test for your situation.
How accurate are the chlamydia tests from lloyds pharmacy?
There are 100% as they are sent off to a lab then the results get sent back to the pharmacy where they will tell you if you need to be treated or not Correction: there are no tests for chlamydia that are 100% accurate, regardless of location. See related question.
How do you get tested for chlamydia in your throat?
A special chlamydia throat swab tests for chlamydia in your throat.
What is the function of treponemal antibody tests?
Treponemal antibody tests are used to rule out false-positive results on reagin tests.
What are the chances of a false positive DFA chlamydia test?
Depending on the test, there is about a 5% chance she is right and 95% chance she is not telling the truth.The rates of false negative and false positive chlamydia tests for various types of tests are as follows (see related link):Chlamydia culture (rarely done): 0% false positive, 15-30% false negative.Swab with DFA: less than 1% false positive; 15-20% false negativeBecton-Dickinson NAAT cervical swab: 1.9% false positive, 10.3% false negativeBecton-Dickinson NAAT female urine: 1% false positive; 19.5% false negativeBecton-Dickinson NAAT male urine: 1.6% false positive 5.5% false negativeGen Probe NAAT cervical swab: 1.9% false positive; 5.8% false negativeGen Probe NAAT vaginal swab (e.g. self administered): 1.6% false positive; 3.3% false negativeGen Probe NAAT female urine: 1.1% false positive; 5.3% false negativeGen Probe NAAT male urine: 0.9% false positive; 3% false negativeIt is possible to test positive for chlamydia but be negative.Less than 2% false positive with chlamydia test.
What is the rate of false positive for nicotine testing?
The rate of false positive results for nicotine has not been established but false results can occur for a variety of reasons. Diet, medications, environment, and errors in the lab can cause false positive results on nicotine blood tests.
Does HPV affect the accuracy of a chlamydia test?
No, HPV doesn't affect the accuracy of chlamydia tests.
How does a chlamydia home test work?
Home tests for sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia typically work by detecting chemical compounds present in a person who tests positive for chlamydia and it usually changes colour or displays a sign.
If a male doesn't have chlamydia and his pregnant girlfriend does is the baby his?
You can't answer the question of whose baby it is based on the chlamydia tests.
Is the Chlamydia in psittacosis same as the STD and could it show up in a vaginal culture?
Chlamydia psittaci is a different bacteria from the one that causes the STD known as chlamydia. That infection is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The tests for chlamydia are built to avoid cross-reaction with Chlamydia psittaci.
Can you detect chlamydia in blood samples?
Chlamydia is typically detected through urine or swab samples, not blood samples. Blood tests are not commonly used for diagnosing chlamydia.
