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Sensitivity analysis: matrix methods in demography and ecology
Sensitivity analysis addresses one of the most persistent of all questions: what would
happen if ? Within the field of demography, sensitivity analysis might be said to
have originated with the groundbreaking, yet very ...
Sensitivity and specificity of BCG scar reading in Brazil
(2001)
In a cross sectional survey within a community trial of BCG efficacy evaluation in Brazil, trained teams inspected children’s upper arms and obtained information on BCG vaccination from guardian letters and vaccination ...
A field evaluation of the Hardy TB MODS kit™ for the rapid phenotypic diagnosis of tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Even though the WHO-endorsed, non-commercial MODS assay offers rapid, reliable TB liquid culture and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) at lower cost than any other diagnostic, uptake has been patchy. In part ...
Efficacy of dip slide test for mutans streptococci in caries risk assessment
(Munksgaard Int Publ Ltd, 2001-12-01)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a dip slide test for mutans streptococci in caries risk assessment, when the microbiological results were compared to well-defined clinical criteria (DCC) for caries ...
Efficacy of dip slide test for mutans streptococci in caries risk assessment
(Munksgaard Int Publ Ltd, 2001-12-01)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a dip slide test for mutans streptococci in caries risk assessment, when the microbiological results were compared to well-defined clinical criteria (DCC) for caries ...
Reliability of Diagnostic Criteria for Neurocysticercosis for Patients with Ventricular Cystic Lesions or Granulomas: A systematic review
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
Intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a severe form of NCC requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess the reliability of the most recent version of diagnostic criteria for this form of NCC. Two ...
Laboratory Evaluation of a Dual-Path Platform Assay for Rapid Point-of-Care HIV and Syphilis Testing
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
We assessed the laboratory performance of the Chembio dual-path platform HIV-syphilis rapid immunodiagnostic test and electronic reader for detection of HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in 450 previously characterized ...