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. 2010 Apr 19;1:RRN1042. Originally published 2009 Sep 25. [Version 10] doi: 10.1371/currents.RRN1042
Detection probability Components Distributions Rationale
Inline graphic Medically attended illness Inline graphic  probability of testing, followup and reporting among medically attended cases Uniform(.2,.35) Data from CDC epi-aids in 
Delaware and Chicago [19]
Inline graphic Inline graphic  PCR test sensitivity Uniform(.95,1) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic Hospitalization (Milwaukee) Inline graphic probability of testing, followup and reporting among hospitalized cases Uniform(.2,.4) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic Inline graphic  PCR test sensitivity Uniform(.95,1) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic ICU admission (Milwaukee) Inline graphic probability of testing, followup and reporting among hospitalized cases Uniform(.2,.4) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic Inline graphic  PCR test sensitivity Uniform(.95,1) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic Deaths (Milwaukee) PCR test sensitivity and other detection Beta(45,5) Assumption [19] (mean 0.9,
 standard deviation 0.05)
Inline graphic Hospitalization (New York City) Inline graphic  probability of performing PCR  (rapid A positive or ICU/ventilated) .27+.73 (Uniform(.2,.71)) 27% of cases were ICU-admitted 
so received PCR test; remainder were 
tested if rapid A positive, which has a 
sensitivity of .2 [17] to .71 (sensitivity among ICU patients in NYC)
Inline graphic Inline graphic  PCR test sensitivity Uniform(.95,1) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic ICU/ventilation (New York City) PCR test sensitivity Uniform(.95,1) Assumption [19]
Inline graphic Deaths (New York City) PCR test sensitivity and other detection Beta(45,5) Assumption [19](mean 0.9, 
standard deviation 0.05)
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