Use of pre- and post-test probability of disease to interpret meningococcal PCR results

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 658-660

  Van Woerden, H C ^a   Howard, A ^b   Lyons, M ^b   Westmoreland, D ^c   Thomas, M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4544250843     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1186-5     Document Type: Article

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