Estimating the true accuracy of diagnostic tests for dengue infection using bayesian latent class models.

BACKGROUND: Accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for dengue infection has been repeatedly estimated by comparing those tests with reference assays. We hypothesized that those estimates might be inaccurate if the accuracy of the reference assays is not perfect. Here, we investigated this using statisti...

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Main Authors: Pan-ngum, W, Blacksell, S, Lubell, Y, Pukrittayakamee, S, Bailey, MS, de Silva, H, Lalloo, D, Day, N, White, L, Limmathurotsakul, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013