Application of Bayesian decision-making to laboratory testing for Lyme disease and comparison with testing for HIV

Application of Bayesian decision-making to laboratory testing for Lyme disease and comparison with testing for HIV

Michael J Cook,1 Basant K Puri2 1Independent Researcher, Highcliffe, 2Department of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK Abstract: In this study, Bayes’ theorem was used to determine the probability of a patient having Lyme disease (LD), given a positive tes...

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Main Authors: Cook MJ, Puri BK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of General Medicine
Subjects:
Lyme disease
Lyme borreliosis
Bayes Theorem
two-tier test
two tier test
test sensitivity
ELISA test
HIV testing
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/application-of-bayesian-decision-making-to-laboratory-testing-for-lyme-peer-reviewed-article-IJGM

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