Published studies reporting the performance of the Clearview Test
| Study population | No. | Sex | Prevalence (%) | Reference standard | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of genitourinary medicine clinic | 375 | F | 17.5 | Culture + immunofluorescence (MicroTrak) | 93.5 | 99 | Arumainayagam et al, 1990 (UK)16 |
| Gynaecology clinic, hospital | 965 | F | 4.8 | Culture + antigen detection EIA | 80.4 | 99.9 | Skulnick et al, 1991 (Canada)14 |
| Gynaecology clinic, medical centre | 648 | F | 6.2 | Culture | 95 | 98 | Stratton et al, 1991 (USA)15 |
| Genitourinary medicine unit, hospital | 478 | F | 8.8 | Culture + immunofluorescence | 85.7 | 99.1 | Young et al, 1991 (UK)13 |
| Student health clinic, family planning and prenatal clinic | 506 | F | 9.3 | Culture + immunofluorescence | 85.1 | 98.5 | Ferris et al, 1992 (USA)17 |
| Sexually transmitted infections clinic | 724 | F | 7.5 | Culture + PCR | 62.3 | 99.7 | Kluytmans et al, 1993 (Netherlands)18 |
| 283 | M | 16.3 | 60.4 | 86.3 | |||
| Outpatient obstetrics-gynaecology clinic | 787 | F | 8.4 | Culture, LCR, TMA, PACE-2, Clearview Any 3 of 4 tests + | 50 | 100 | Lauderdale et al, 1999 (USA)19 |