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false-positive /false-pos·i·tive/ (pos´it-iv) 1. denoting a test result that wrongly assigns an individual to a category. 2. an individual so categorized. 3. an instance of a false-positive result. false-positive 1. denoting a test result that wrongly assigns a patient to a diagnostic or other category. 2. a patient so categorized. 3. an instance of a false-positive result. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Results are used to identify previously unknown links among genotypically clustered patients, unidentified sites of transmission, and potential false-positive cultures. Using a broad range of experimental conditions typical of National Toxicology Program (NTP) bioassays, we conducted extensive computer simulations to compare the false-positive error rate and power of the proposed procedure with the survival-adjusted CA trend test. Several AIDS service organizations announced in December that they were abandoning a widely used oral rapid HIV test because of numerous false-positive results. |
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