title: Assessing sensitivity and specificity in new diagnostic tests: the importance and challenges of study populations.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strassle
authors.forename: Aaron S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Kerri A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D018401:Sample Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology