1. Two way sensitivity analyses of the sensitivity and specificity of HSV-2 type specific ELISA. Each line represents a different estimate of ELISA specificity.
Two way sensitivity analyses of the sensitivity and specificity of HSV-2 type specific ELISA. Each line represents a different estimate of ELISA specificity. For any specificity, increasing sensitivity results in a decrease in the incremental cost effectiveness ratio of screening relative to no screening. Where ELISA specificity is equal to 80% or 90%, the cost effectiveness ratio represented is that of ELISA→WB relative to no screening. When ELISA specificity is equal to 100%, screening with ELISA→WB (broken line) costs more, but is no more effective than screening with ELISA alone (bottom solid line), and so is dominated by the latter strategy. Asterisk represents the base case.
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