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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Park CH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614420 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20190708 1
Although it is known that ambient temperature can affect the diagnostic performance of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), the impact of other weather parameters, including humidity, on the sensitivity of FIT remains to be further investigated. We aimed to evaluate the impact of ambient temperature and humidity on the performance of FIT for screening for advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACRN). We included asymptomatic individuals who had undergone both screening colonoscopy and FIT. The diagnosti ...[more]