An Assay That Detects an Analyte Associated with a Particular

question 15

Multiple Choice

An assay that detects an analyte associated with a particular disease only in patients who have that disease and not in patients who do not have the disease has which of the following?

• A) Analytic specificity
• B) Analytic sensitivity
• C) Clinical specificity
• D) Clinical sensitivity

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