Willcox J R, Adler M W, Belsey E M
Br J Vener Dis. 1981 Apr;57(2):134-6. doi: 10.1136/sti.57.2.134.
A study was carried out to determine whether the diagnosis of non-specific urethritis was affected by differences in the microscopical interpretation of urethral smears between individual observers (interobserver variation) and the same observer on separate occasions (intraobserver variation). A marked degree of both intraobserver and interobserver variation was found which--depending on the diagnostic criteria adopted--could affect both the diagnosis and treatment of many patients attending a clinic of genitourinary medicine.
开展了一项研究,以确定非特异性尿道炎的诊断是否会受到个体观察者之间尿道涂片显微镜检查结果差异(观察者间差异)以及同一观察者在不同时间的检查结果差异(观察者内差异)的影响。结果发现,观察者内和观察者间均存在显著差异,这可能会根据所采用的诊断标准,影响许多前往泌尿生殖医学诊所就诊患者的诊断和治疗。