Validation of molecular-diagnostic techniques in the parasitological laboratory

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Conraths, Franz J ^a   Schares, Gereon ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnosis; PCR; Quality Management; Test validation

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; LABORATORIES; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33244458918     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.12.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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