I read post #6 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.
Immunoassay limitations: tests that use antibodies have cross-reactivity limitations. An antibody raised to semaglutide will cross-react to some degree with tirzepatide and other structurally similar compounds. The test result conflates them.
Picking up post #9: that is the part I would want checked first.
False positives and false negatives: no test has 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. A negative result does not guarantee absence; a positive result does not guarantee presence. The predictive value depends on prevalence.
Immunoassay limitations: tests that use antibodies have cross-reactivity limitations. An antibody raised to semaglutide will cross-react to some degree with tirzepatide and other structurally similar compounds. The test result conflates them.
Worth separating two things that post #31 runs together.
False positives and false negatives: no test has 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. A negative result does not guarantee absence; a positive result does not guarantee presence. The predictive value depends on prevalence.
I disagree with the reply above, and I think the disagreement is substantive rather than terminological.
The distinction being drawn does not survive when you look at the published data for this specific question. I would be glad to be shown wrong on this, because the version I am arguing against is more convenient.
Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.
The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.
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