Use of pre- and post-test probability of disease to interpret meningococcal PCR results.
Van Woerden
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Department of Epidemiology Statistics and Public Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, CF14 4XN, Cardiff, Wales, UK. vanwoerdenh1@cf.ac.uk
Howard
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Lyons
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Westmoreland
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Thomas
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial