Analysis of longitudinal bacterial carriage studies accounting for sensitivity of swabbing: An application to Neisseria meningitidis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-205

  Trotter, C L ^a   Gay, N J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; INFECTION RATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037397912     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268802008130     Document Type: Article

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