Highly variable use of diagnostic methods for sexually transmitted infections-results of a nationwide survey, Germany 2005

Table 2 Proportions of the different detection methods for chlamydia used in Germany in 2005, by medical speciality.

	All	Dermato-Venerology	Urology	Gynaecology	Public health offices
	n = 621*	n = 159	n = 71	n = 337	n = 32
	%	%	%	%	%
Rapid test	34	44	17	48	6
DNA probe	25	22	34	26	16
NAAT (e.g. PCR)	33	34	38	29	56
Antigen test	26	26	25	28	13
Serology	26	38	31	19	16
Others	1	1	3	1	3

*Difference in overall sum due to lacking information of speciality of 22 participants testing on Chlamydia

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