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. 2022 Jul 26;12(8):1803. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12081803
AC2 Aptima Combo 2
ATV Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis
AHPV Aptima Human Papilloma Virus
BV Bacterial vaginosis
CT Chlamydia trachomatis
CI Confidence interval
CIN-II Cervical intraepithelial lesion
FSW Female sex workers
FCU First-catch urine
HC-II Hybrid Capture II
HSIL High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HR-HPV High-risk human papilloma virus
HIC High-Income Country
HPV Human Papilloma Virus
LMIC Low- and middle-income countries
LCR Ligase chain reaction
MG Mycoplasma genitalium
mPCR/RLB Multiplex polymerase chain reaction/reverse line blot
NG Neisseria gonorrhoea
NPV Negative predictive value
NAAT Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
P-VSCT Physician-collected specimen collection and transport
POCT Point-of-care testing
PPV Positive predictive value
POC Point-of-Care
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
PC-VS Patient-collected vaginal swab
PRISMA-ScR Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
STI Sexually Transmitted infections
SCT Self-collection and transport
S-VSCT Self-collected specimen collection and transport
SIS Single intravaginal swab
SVS Self-collected vaginal swab
TV Trichomonas vaginalis
USA United States of America
UK United Kingdom
VVC Vulvovaginal Candida