Bayesian modelling to estimate the test characteristics of coprology, coproantigen ELISA and a novel real-time PCR for the diagnosis of taeniasis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 608-614

  Praet, Nicolas ^a   Verweij, Jaco J ^b   Mwape, Kabemba E ^c,d   Phiri, Isaac K ^c   Muma, John B ^c   Zulu, Gideon ^e   van Lieshout, Lisette ^f   Rodriguez Hidalgo, Richar ^g   Benitez Ortiz, Washington ^g   Dorny, Pierre ^a,h   Gabriël, Sarah ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e Petauke District Hospital   (Zambia)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bayesian methodology; Diagnosis; Sensitivity; Specificity; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPROLOGY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BAYES THEOREM; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 84876094706     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12089     Document Type: Article

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