How accurate is chlamydia test

How accurate are chlamydia tests?

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Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis…

How accurate is the Chlamydia home test?

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Extremely accurate. However this chlamydia home test may not pick up signs of a chlamydia infection if you caught chlamydia within the last 14 days.

Could a test for chlamydia be incorrect if it turned out positive…?

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Yes, it is possible to get a false positive, but is is rather rare. You are much more likely to get …

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Is urine test more accurate for chlamydia or Swab? plz answer me correctly I had it before and want to test ag?

Q: Is urine test more accurate for chlamydia or Swab? plz answer me correctly I had it before and want to test again??? plz help me

A: For men the chances of finding Chlamydia in urine are higher if you have not passed urine for a few hours before the test.For women a more accurate test involves a swab being taken the opening of the cervix.

Are chlamydia and ghonnerhea test accurate?

Q: Are the accurate. i have slept with someone who said they had std chlamydia. i went to the doctor and my test was negetive. are these test always acurate.

A: When my daughter was born, she got an infection in her eye. They tested it and said it was chlamydia, and that I must have given it to her. So I had to go and drink this nasty chalk tasting drink, and get tested. It turned out that I was negative. So either the test that they gave my daughter was wrong, or someone touched their nasty chlamydia fingers in my daughters eye. I would assume that not all tests are accurate.

How accurate are urine samples for testing chlamydia?

Q: I’ve have ordered a chlamydia testing kit online. I know the swab method is more accurate but how likely do you think I will recieve an accurate result?

A: The accuracy depends on the testing platform used. The self taken swab sample tends to be more accurate than urine, however the difference is small. This is the reason that urine samples are recommended by the NHS for national screening.If you can get a free test from a freetest.me participating region (see http://freetest.me.uk) rather than your local scheme, you will have the option to request a swab test.Either way, both urine and swab are accurate, and it’s recommended you get tested every 12 months, or whenever you change partner.