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false-positive rate Etymology: L, fallere, to deceive, positivus + ratum, calculate the rate of occurrence of positive test results in subjects known to be free of a disease or disorder for which an individual is being tested. 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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In our study, PAH was suspected in 18 and confirmed in 5 (28%); the false-positive rate from echocardiography (72%) was rather higher than in the series reported by Hachulla and colleagues, in which PAH was suspected in 33 and confirmed in 18 (55%), giving a false-positive rate of 45%. Importantly, a remarkable false-positive rate of 57% (8 of 14) was obtained with the AP2C detector (Table I). The FDA updated CLIAC on the CLIA-waived HIV test, OraQuick Oral Fluid Testing, that has been reported in the press as having a higher than anticipated false-positive rate in San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles. |
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