Discriminatory accuracy of serological tests for detecting Trypanosoma cruzi using the ROC curve and the standard methodology

Discriminatory accuracy of serological tests for detecting Trypanosoma cruzi using the ROC curve and the standard methodology

Introduction: Serological tests are used to confirm Trypanosoma cruzi infection and their discriminatory accuracy depends on the established decision threshold. Both, the standard methodology and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve methodology allow obtaining such threshold. Objectiv...

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Main Authors: Marvin Querales, Ana Rita De Lima, Harú Martínez-de Cordero, Domenica Carolina Cannova, María Isabel Simons, Luis Pérez-Ybarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2020-01-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Serology
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/71092

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