tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537119231740022182.post6284371375535949017..comments2024-03-07T10:10:08.490+01:00Comments on OR at Work: Mexican flu vaccine campaign; a false positive?@ORatWorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446587181442453824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537119231740022182.post-9268030924076804872010-02-09T10:29:02.700+01:002010-02-09T10:29:02.700+01:00John, as I understand from a quick scan on the acc...John, as I understand from a quick scan on the accuracy on Novel H1N1 tests (the category of quick tests) the accuracy of these tests is expressed mostly in 'detection capability', which are surprisingly low (at least to me), meaning there should be quite some false negatives instead of false positives. So keep up the good work on both math and hygiene would be my advise!GdBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670639032017796618noreply@blogger.com