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. 2016 Nov;16(11):1221-1222.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30396-6.

Predicting tuberculosis without knowing test specificity

O Kaya Koksalan¹, Siran Keske², Yesim Yasin³, Zeki Kilicaslan⁴

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¹ Institute for Medical Experimental Research (DETAE), Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: okkoksalan@hotmail.com.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, VKV American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Istanbul Medical Facility, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 27788976
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30396-6

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Predicting tuberculosis without knowing test specificity

O Kaya Koksalan et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;16(11):1221-1222.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30396-6.

Authors

O Kaya Koksalan¹, Siran Keske², Yesim Yasin³, Zeki Kilicaslan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Medical Experimental Research (DETAE), Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: okkoksalan@hotmail.com.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, VKV American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Istanbul Medical Facility, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 27788976
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30396-6

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Predicting tuberculosis without knowing test specificity: Authors' reply.
Ho J, Marks GB. Ho J, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Nov;16(11):1222. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30389-9. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 27788977 No abstract available.

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Reassessment of the positive predictive value and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF: a diagnostic accuracy study in the context of community-wide screening for tuberculosis.
Ho J, Nguyen PTB, Nguyen TA, Tran KH, Van Nguyen S, Nguyen NV, Nguyen HB, Luu KB, Fox GJ, Marks GB. Ho J, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;16(9):1045-1051. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30067-6. Epub 2016 Jun 8. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 27289387 Clinical Trial.

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