Improving sensitivity of oral fluid testing in IgG prevalence studies: Application of mixture models to a rubella antibody survey

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Gay, N J ^a   Vyse, A J ^a   Enquselassie, F ^b   Nigatu, W ^c   Nokes, D J ^d,e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUBELLA VIRUS; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0037396830     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268802008051     Document Type: Article

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