Correction of vaccine effectiveness derived from test-negative case–control studies

Abstract Background Determining the vaccine effectiveness (VE) is an important part of studying every new vaccine. Test-negative case–control (TNCC) studies have recently been used to determine the VE. However, the estimated VE derived from a TNCC design depends on the test sensitivity and specifici...

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Main Author: Farrokh Habibzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01962-0