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18510466

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-4
pubmed:abstractText
Determining sensitivity and specificity of a postoperative infection surveillance process is a difficult undertaking. Because postoperative infections are rare, vast numbers of negative results exist, and it is often not reasonable to assess them all. This study gives a methodological framework for estimating sensitivity and specificity by taking only a small sample of the number of patients who test negative and comparing their findings to the reference or "gold standard" rather than comparing the findings of all patients to the gold standard. It provides a formula for deriving confidence intervals for these estimates and a guide to minimum requirements for sampling results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0899-823X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
559-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Using samples to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of a surveillance process.
pubmed:affiliation
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Emma.McBryde@mh.org.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't