How accurate are patient‐collected vaginal gonorrhea and chlamydia swabs in detecting infection?. Issue 10 (October 2017) - Davies, Danielle
Abstract : EVIDENCE‐BASED ANSWER : Patient‐collected vaginal swabs are accurate—with a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 98% for chlamydia and a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 97% for gonorrhea, when using provider‐collected endocervical swabs as the gold standard (SOR: B, meta‐analysis of cross‐sectional studies).