Identifying the Most Sensitive and Specific Sign and Symptom Combinations for Cholera: Results from an Analysis of Laboratory-Based Surveillance Data from Haiti, 2012–2013

Identifying the Most Sensitive and Specific Sign and Symptom Combinations for Cholera: Results from an Analysis of Laboratory-Based Surveillance Data from Haiti, 2012–2013

Since October 2010, over 700,000 cholera cases have been reported in Haiti. We used data from laboratory-based surveillance for diarrhea in Haiti to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of the cholera case definitions recommended by the World...

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Main Authors: Lucien, Mentor Ali Ber, Schaad, Nicolas, Steenland, Maria W., Mintz, Eric D., Emmanuel, Rossignol, Freeman, Nicole, Boncy, Jacques, Adrien, Paul, Joseph, Gerard A., Katz, Mark A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385769/

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