Table of contents
December 2006 Vol 4 No 12
Foreword
Reviews
A guide for diagnostic evaluations
Rosanna W Peeling, Peter G Smith and Patrick M. M Bossuyt
pS2 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1568
Why do we need quality-assured diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections?
Rosanna W. Peeling, David Mabey, Alan Herring and Edward W. Hook, 3rd
pS7 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1569
Guidelines
Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles
Shabir Banoo, David Bell, Patrick Bossuyt, Alan Herring, David Mabey, Freddie Poole, Peter G Smith, N. Sriram, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Ralf Linke, Rick O'Brien, Mark Perkins, Jane Cunningham, Precious Matsoso, Carl Michael Nathanson, Piero Olliaro, Rosanna W. Peeling and Andy Ramsay
pS20 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1570
Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: syphilis
Alan Herring, Ron Ballard, David Mabey and Rosanna W. Peeling
pS33 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1563
Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: chlamydia and gonorrhoea
Alan Herring, Ron Ballard, David Mabey and Rosanna W. Peeling
pS41 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1562

