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• An epidemiologic measure of how often people who do have some condition are correctly identified by a test as having that condition (“true positives”) instead of as a “false negative” test result.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  sensitivity. (n.d.). Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sensitivity.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  sensitivity. www.doh.wa.gov. Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sensitivity (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "sensitivity." Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sensitivity.

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