Under-detection of blood culture-positive enteric fever cases: The impact of missing data and methods for adjusting incidence estimates

<p><strong>Background:</strong>In surveillance for typhoid fever, under-detection of cases occurs when patients with fever do not seek medical care, or seek medical care but do not receive a blood test. Missing data may result in incorrect estimates of disease incidence.</p>...

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Main Authors: Voysey, M, Pant, D, Shakya, M, Liu, X, Colin-Jones, R, Theiss-Nyland, K, Smith, N, Shrestha, S, Basnyat, B, Pollard, A, Pitzer, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2020