Estimating sensitivity of laboratory testing for influenza in Canada through modelling

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Schanzer, Dena L ^a   Garner, Michael J ^a   Hatchette, Todd F ^b   Langley, Joanne M ^b   Aziz, Samina ^a   Tam, Theresa W S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NATIONAL RESPIRATORY VIRUS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADENOVIRIDAE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

CANADA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68949199593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006681     Document Type: Article

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