Utility of a sensitive bedside serum pregnancy test

Paul Gennis; Leslie Hain; H. Frank Andersen; E. John Gallagher

doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80065-3

Utility of a sensitive bedside serum pregnancy test

Paul Gennis, Leslie Hain, H. Frank Andersen, E. John Gallagher

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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%.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	659-661
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of emergency medicine
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-0644(87)80065-3
State	Published - Jun 1987
Externally published	Yes

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pregnancy, testing for

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