Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9207878 | Burns | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SC has a moderate concordance with the QC showing a low reliability between the two methods. The subjective information given by the microbiology technician in the SC is not precise. A study in which the two methods be compared blindly against the reference standard, in a prospective cohort of patients, it is needed to discriminate which of two methods it is the most accurate one determining sensitivity and specificity.
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Authors
Stefan Danilla, Patricio Andrades, MarÃa E. Gómez, Marcela Chamorro, Patricio Leniz, Jose L. Piñeros, Sergio Llanos, Hector Roco, Gerardo Correa, Juan A. Pasten, Alex Eulufi, Ricardo Roa, Wilfredo Calderon,