Defining the true sensitivity of culture for the diagnosis of melioidosis using Bayesian latent class models.

Defining the true sensitivity of culture for the diagnosis of melioidosis using Bayesian latent class models.

BACKGROUND: Culture remains the diagnostic gold standard for many bacterial infections, and the method against which other tests are often evaluated. Specificity of culture is 100% if the pathogenic organism is not found in healthy subjects, but the sensitivity of culture is more difficult to deter...

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Hlavní autoři: Limmathurotsakul, D, Jamsen, K, Arayawichanont, A, Simpson, J, White, L, Lee, S, Wuthiekanun, V, Chantratita, N, Cheng, A, Day, N, Verzilli, C, Peacock, S
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Public Library of Science 2010

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