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Is the initial immunoassay in a lab as accurate as a drug test?
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Sensitivity &: Specificity. Inital screening tests, usually immunoassays are set at high sensitivity and have some false positive results. Confirmatory tests have high specificity, but are not suitable as screening tests.
Answered 6/27/2012
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