title: The sexually transmitted diseases laboratory in a framework of population-based diagnostics.
abstract: Laboratory support for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases has traditionally been within a patient-based diagnostic paradigm. Tests and interpretative criteria developed within this paradigm may not be appropriate for laboratories supporting population-based STD control programs. As STD control strategies expand to population-based levels, the present patient-based laboratory models will have to be modified to meet these increased demands.
authors.affiliation: Provincial Laboratory of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Albritton
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control