A Latent Markov Modelling Approach to the Evaluation of Circulating Cathodic Antigen Strips for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis Pre- and Post-Praziquantel Treatment in Uganda

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Koukounari, Artemis ^a,b   Donnelly, Christl A ^a   Moustaki, Irini ^b   Tukahebwa, Edridah M ^c   Kabatereine, Narcis B ^c   Wilson, Shona ^d   Webster, Joanne P ^a   Deelder, André M ^e   Vennervald, Birgitte J ^f   van Dam, Govert J ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES;

AGE GROUPS; DIAGNOSTICS TOOLS; INFECTION RATES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARKOV CHAIN MODELS; MARKOV MODELING; MODELING APPROACH; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; RE-INFECTION; STUDY DESIGN;

ANTIGENS;

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULATING CATHODIC ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOUBLE KATO-KATZ FECAL SLIDE; FECES ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; UGANDA;

ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

EID: 84892757031     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003402     Document Type: Article

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