Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 2 - Diagnostic Tests/204/en

"Gold standard" methods rely on the classification of individuals using a reference test (or tests) with perfect sensitivity and/or specificity to identify groups of diseased and non-diseased individuals in which the test can be evaluated. In contrast, "Non-gold-standard" methods are used in situations where determination of the true infection status of each individual is not possible or economically feasible.