Structured approach to design of diagnostic test evaluation studies for chronic progressive infections in animals

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 115-125

  Nielsen, Søren Saxmose ^a,b   Toft, Nils ^a,b   Gardner, Ian Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic infectious diseases; Design strategy; Diagnostic test evaluation; Paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79954585145     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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