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Fig. 3 | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Fig. 3

From: Comparative analysis of syndromic and PCR-based diagnostic assay reveals misdiagnosis/ overtreatment for trichomoniasis based on subjective judgment in symptomatic patients

Fig. 3

Bar diagram showing percent misdiagnosis and overtreatment based on comparison of SCM and PCR assays. The patients were classified as infected for TV, CT and NG based on definite diagnosis by PCR and symptom based diagnosis by SCM (See Table 1). All patients were given antibiotics based on SCM. Overtreatment and misdiagnosis by SCM for infection and coinfection with TV, CT and NG were calculated by comparing with PCR results

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