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.

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 determine and may...

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Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul, Kris Jamsen, Arkhom Arayawichanont, Julie A Simpson, Lisa J White, Sue J Lee, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Narisara Chantratita, Allen Cheng, Nicholas P J Day, Claudio Verzilli, Sharon J Peacock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2932979?pdf=render

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