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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Jan;36(1):195-196. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2800-z. Epub 2016 Oct 01.

Clinicians should not be forced to use likelihood ratios when comparing tests.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

J F Cohen, M Chalumeau, P M Bossuyt

Affiliations

  1. Department of General Pediatrics, Necker - Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France. [email protected].
  2. Inserm UMR 1153, Obstetrical, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team, Research Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS), Paris Descartes University, Maternité de Port Royal, 6e étage, 53 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014, Paris, France. [email protected].
  3. Department of General Pediatrics, Necker - Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France.
  4. Inserm UMR 1153, Obstetrical, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team, Research Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS), Paris Descartes University, Maternité de Port Royal, 6e étage, 53 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014, Paris, France.
  5. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 27696235 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2800-z

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