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Pt in kuwait, low risk sex activity. pcr equivocal. repeating. other tests neg. his question is this test done the same us, germany, london,test +/-?
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Depends: PCR is very specific and sensitive, but all tests have a false positive rate, and for PCR, the number is very small. I don't think it should matter where the test is redone as long as the technique is the same or similar
Answered 9/23/2017
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