Validation of serological assays for diagnosis of infectious diseases

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 469-486

  Jacobson, R H ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal health; Assay validation; Assays; Diagnostic techniques; Evaluation; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Serology; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0040757737     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.17.2.1119     Document Type: Article

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