Vaginal swab specimen processing methods influence performance of rapid semen detection tests: a cautionary tale
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Vaginal swab specimen processing methods influence performance of rapid semen detection tests: a cautionary tale.
BACKGROUND Detection of semen biomarkers in vaginal fluid can be used to assess women's recent exposure to semen. Quantitative tests for detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) perform well, but are expensive and require specialized equipment. We assessed two rapid immunochromatographic strip tests for identification of semen in vaginal swabs. STUDY DESIGN We tested 581 vaginal swabs col...
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عنوان ژورنال: Contraception
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0010-7824
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.02.022