Observer variation in the interpretation of Gram-stained urethral smears: implications for the diagnosis of non-specific urethritis
| Autor: | J R Willcox, M W Adler, E M Belsey |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
Male medicine.medical_specialty Bacteriological Techniques Staining and Labeling business.industry Urethritis Dermatology medicine.disease Genitourinary medicine Infectious Diseases Urethra medicine.anatomical_structure Non specific Interobserver Variation medicine Humans Radiology Intraobserver Variation business Observer variation Research Article |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of venereal diseases. 57(2) |
| ISSN: | 0007-134X |
| Popis: | A study was carried out to determine whether the diagnosis of non-specific urethritis was affected by differences in the microscopical interpretation of urethral smears between individual observers (interobserver variation) and the same observer on separate occasions (intraobserver variation). A marked degree of both intraobserver and interobserver variation was found which--depending on the diagnostic criteria adopted--could affect both the diagnosis and treatment of many patients attending a clinic of genitourinary medicine. |
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