Reply to Iwata and Yoshimura, and Endo

Isao Yokota¹, Kentaro Sakamaki², Peter Y Shane³, Takanori Teshima^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Biostatistics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
² Center for Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
³ International Medical Department, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁴ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

Comment

Isao Yokota et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e3986-e3987.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1658.

Isao Yokota¹, Kentaro Sakamaki², Peter Y Shane³, Takanori Teshima^{3

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¹ Department of Biostatistics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
² Center for Data Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
³ International Medical Department, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁴ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

No abstract available

Comment on

A Concern Regarding Estimated Sensitivities and Specificities of Nasopharyngeal and Saliva Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection.
Iwata K, Yoshimura K. Iwata K, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e1835-e1836. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1655. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33104770 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Estimated Sensitivity Values of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Tests from Cross-sectional Data Warrant Caution Due to Unvalidated Model Assumptions.
Endo A. Endo A. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e3984-e3985. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1656. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33104771 Free PMC article. No abstract available.