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What does the sensitivity of a kit truly reflect? Is it always lower than the low standard?

April 26, 2017kit low lower reflect standard truly

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What does the sensitivity of a kit truly reflect? Is it always lower than the low standard?

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The sensitivity of an assay is defined as the minimal concentration that can reliably be estimated. While the sensitivity is ideally less than the low standard, sometimes it is not. This is due in part to how hard the assay performance is being pushed and the fact that this is a calculated value.