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. 2019 May 23;5(2):e14216. doi: 10.2196/14216

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©Zeeshaan Arshad, Abrar Alturkistani, David Brindley, Ching Lam, Kimberley Foley, Edward Meinert. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (http://publichealth.jmir.org), 23.05.2019.

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Sensitivity and specificity of molecular-based diagnostics. Because of the heterogeneous nature of studies included in this systematic review, it is not possible to draw strict conclusions with regard to performance metrics. This figure, therefore, aims solely to act as a means of visually displaying the sensitivity and specificity results of each study. HSV: herpes simplex viruses.