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• An epidemiologic measure of how often people who do not have some condition are correctly identified by a test as not having that condition (“true negatives”) instead of as a “false positive” test result.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Specificity. (n.d.). Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/specificity.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Specificity. www.doh.wa.gov. Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/specificity (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Specificity." Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/specificity.

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