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Minimum requirements and optimal testing strategies of a diagnostic test for leprosy as a tool towards zero transmission: A modeling study
BACKGROUND: The availability of a diagnostic test to detect subclinical leprosy cases is crucial to interrupt the transmission of M. leprae. In this study we assessed the minimum sensitivity level of such a (hypothetical) diagnostic test and the optimal testing strategy in order to effectively reduc...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5991769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29799844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006529 |