Disease Prevalence Matters: Challenge for SARS-CoV-2 Testing

While sensitivity and specificity are important characteristics for any diagnostic test, the influence of prevalence is equally, if not more, important when such tests are used in community screening. We review the concepts of positive/negative predictive values (PPV/NPV) and how disease prevalence...

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Autores principales: Lau, Chin-Shern, Aw, Tar-Choon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940002
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antib10040050

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940002
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antib10040050

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