On the True Number of COVID-19 Infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation

In this paper, a formula for estimating the prevalence ratio of a disease in a population that is tested with imperfect tests is given. The formula is in terms of the fraction of positive test results and test parameters, i.e., probability of true positives (sensitivity) and the probability of true...

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Autores principales: Altman, Eitan, Mounir, Izza, Najid, Fatim-Zahra, Perlaza, Samir M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32722110
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155328

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32722110
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155328

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