Inclusion criteria (PICOS criteria)
| Population | Any sexually active populations in any geographical location |
| Interventions (index tests) | Any commercially available technology used for Chlamydia trachomatis POCTs in the field (excluding those tested in laboratory settings) |
| Comparators | Studies using an acceptable reference standard that satisfy the STARD checklist (quality assessment) Acceptable reference standard—culture and/or NAAT |
| Outcomes | Evaluations of accuracy and/or precision. Include studies calculating sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV including 95% CI, ease of use and acceptability by user |
| Study design | Evaluation of studies published in peer-reviewed literature. No grey literature was included |
| Other | English language only, human subjects only, 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2013 Sample type: vaginal, cervical, urethral or urine samples |
NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test; NPV, negative predictive value; PICOS, Population, Interventions, Comparisons, Outcomes, Study Design; POCT, point-of-care test; PPV, positive predictive value; STARD, Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.