The estimation of pooled-sample sensitivity for detection of Salmonella in turkey flocks

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 936-943

  Arnold, M E ^a   Mueller Doblies, D ^a   Carrique Mas, J J ^a   Davies, R H ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Modelling; Pooled sampling; Poultry; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DUST;

BAYESIAN METHODS; DILUTION EFFECT; DUST SAMPLES; FAECAL SAMPLES; GOLD STANDARDS; MODELING; NEGATIVE SAMPLES; POOLED SAMPLING; SAMPLING METHOD; TRUE POSITIVE;

SALMONELLA;

BACTERIUM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMEBIRD; POULTRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURKEY (BIRD);

SALMONELLA;

EID: 68849125195     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04273.x     Document Type: Article

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