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Bayesian Estimation of the True Prevalence and of the Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity of Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Finnish Pig Serum Samples
Joint Authors
Korkeala, Hannu
Vilar, M. J.
Ranta, J.
Virtanen, S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bayesian analysis was used to estimate the pig’s and herd’s true prevalence of enteropathogenic Yersinia in serum samples collected from Finnish pig farms.
The sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic test were also estimated for the commercially available ELISA which is used for antibody detection against enteropathogenic Yersinia.
The Bayesian analysis was performed in two steps; the first step estimated the prior true prevalence of enteropathogenic Yersinia with data obtained from a systematic review of the literature.
In the second step, data of the apparent prevalence (cross-sectional study data), prior true prevalence (first step), and estimated sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic methods were used for building the Bayesian model.
The true prevalence of Yersinia in slaughter-age pigs was 67.5% (95% PI 63.2–70.9).
The true prevalence of Yersinia in sows was 74.0% (95% PI 57.3–82.4).
The estimates of sensitivity and specificity values of the ELISA were 79.5% and 96.9%.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vilar, M. J.& Ranta, J.& Virtanen, S.& Korkeala, Hannu. 2015. Bayesian Estimation of the True Prevalence and of the Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity of Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Finnish Pig Serum Samples. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057286
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vilar, M. J.…[et al.]. Bayesian Estimation of the True Prevalence and of the Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity of Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Finnish Pig Serum Samples. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057286
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vilar, M. J.& Ranta, J.& Virtanen, S.& Korkeala, Hannu. Bayesian Estimation of the True Prevalence and of the Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity of Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Finnish Pig Serum Samples. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057286
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057286