Utility of a sensitive bedside serum pregnancy test

We compared the performance characteristics of a rapid qualitative serum pregnancy test with a standardized quantitative assay for human chorionic gonadotropin in the evaluation of women with suspected ectopic pregnancy. A threshold value of 25 mIU/mL, the rapid assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1987-06, Vol.16 (6), p.659-661
Hauptverfasser:	Gennis, Paul, Hain, Leslie, Frank Andersen, H, John Gallagher, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Chorionic Gonadotropin - blood Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Genital system. Mammary gland Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Medical sciences Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques Pregnancy Pregnancy Tests, Immunologic - methods Pregnancy, Ectopic - diagnosis pregnancy, testing for Radioimmunoassay Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	We compared the performance characteristics of a rapid qualitative serum pregnancy test with a standardized quantitative assay for human chorionic gonadotropin in the evaluation of women with suspected ectopic pregnancy. A threshold value of 25 mIU/mL, the rapid assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 96%.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80065-3