Implications of the impact of prevalence on test thresholds and outcomes: lessons from tuberculosis

Implications of the impact of prevalence on test thresholds and outcomes: lessons from tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>With today’s rapid advances in technology and understanding of disease, more screening and diagnostic tests have become available in a variety of sociodemographic and clinical settings. This analysis quantifies the impact of varying...

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Main Authors: Bentley Tanya GK, Catanzaro Antonino, Ganiats Theodore G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Disease prevalence
Testing
Screening
Test thresholds
Sensitivity
Specificity
Tuberculosis
Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/563

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