Self-testing kit for sexually transmitted infections increases diagnoses while reducing costs.
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Abstract
The studyWilson JD, Wallace HE, Loftus-Keeling M, et al. Swab-yourself trial with economic monitoring and testing for infections collectively (SYSTEMATIC): Part 2. A diagnostic accuracy, and cost-effectiveness, study comparing rectal, pharyngeal and urogenital samples analysed individually, versus as a pooled specimen, for the diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia. <i>Clin Infect Dis</i> 2020;73:3183-93.To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/sexually-transmitted-infections-self-testing-increases-diagnoses-reduces-costs/.
Medical subject headings
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Self-Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases