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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of reference standard (clinician-collected samples) for NAAT tests of gonorrhea and chlamydia

	Vaginal swab	Rectal swab	Pharyngeal swab	Urine
Gonorrhea
Sensitivity	96.2 [13]	44-93 [14, 15]	60–95 [14, 15]	98.9 [16]
Specificity	99.3 [13]	99.5 [15]	78.9 [15]	99.3 [16]
Chlamydia
Sensitivity	97.2 [13]	64–94 [14, 15]	33–80 [14, 15]	96.2 [16]
Specificity	95.2 [13]	100 [5]	100 [5]	98.1 [16]
Gonorrhea/chlamydia combination
Sensitivity	97.2 [13]	100 [14, 15]	95 [14, 15]	100 [17]
Specificity	97–99.4 [13]	98 [14]	98 [14]	98.8 [17]

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