Bayesian estimation of Tritrichomonas foetus diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity in range beef bulls

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Perez, Andrés ^a,b   Cobo, Eduardo ^b   Martínez, Alfredo ^c   Campero, Carlos ^a   Späth, Ernesto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Laboratorio Azul Azul   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Culture; Diagnostic tests; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOLD STANDARD; HERD; HOST; INOCULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREPUCE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY FLUIDS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 33750091654     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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