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article · International Journal of Epidemiology

Imprecision in tuberculosis infection outcomes: implications for non-inferiority vaccine trials

Abstract

Tuberculosis vaccine non-inferiority trials using an infection primary outcome must be designed and interpreted accounting for the specificity of the tools used to measure infection, otherwise they risk declaring non-inferiority by default.

Research topics

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyag034

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