Identification of the most common pathogenic bacteria in patients with suspected sepsis by multiplex PCR by Mohammad Reza Arabestani, Hossein Fazzeli, Bahram Nasr Esfahani

“…Results: The sensitivity and specificity for universal PCR and multiplex PCR in comparison with BC were 83.87% and 91.58%, and 74.19% and 91.58%, respectively. The positive predictive value (PPV) and the negative predictive value (NPV) for these two PCRs were 76.47% and 94.57%, and 74.19% and 91.58%, respectively. …”
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Labour Admission Test - A low cost alternative to predict foetal distress and neonatal outcomes by Chandini Sree Lalitha Chinta, Sarvamangala B

“…A statistical analysis comparing normal and abnormal (suspicious + pathological) AT showed high specificity 83.82% and high negative predictive value 92.95%. However, LAT was found to have low sensitivity 59.26% and low positive predictive value 36.36%. …”
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Exploring an online clinical competency assessment: an alternative to a traditional in-person assessment for internationally trained physiotherapists by Brooke Flew, Lucy Chipchase, Darren Lee, Jodie A. McClelland

“…The online assessment demonstrated a strong positive predictive value (79%), indicating its potential to regularly predict competence as determined by the in-person assessment. …”
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Epidemiological study of human brucellosis among febrile patients in Erbil-Kurdistan region, Iraq by Dhary Alewy Almashhadany, Zean Fetehallah Zefenkey, Mohammed Naji Ahmed Odhah

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the Rose Bengal Test in comparison to the blood culture were 100%, 96.9%, 77.5 %, and 100% respectively. …”
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COMPARISON OF THE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION FOR X-RAY NEGATIVE STAGE OF KNEE JOINTS OSTEOARTHRITIS by M. V. Makarova, M. Yu. Valkov

“…We estimated the sensitivity and specificity, positive and negative predictive values for pathological changes in 7 distinct anatomical areas on US comparing to MRI.Results. …”
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ASAS criteria for inflammatory back pain: diagnostic significance in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by E. N. Belousova, A. Kh. Odintsova, M. S. Protopopov, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…In our study, the sensitivity of the ASAS criteria for IBD was 76.9% and specificity – 67.2%, positive predictive value was 0.51, a negative predictive value – 0.87. …”
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Evaluating alternatives to the Widal test for typhoid fever diagnosis in developing countries: A targeted literature review by Bereket A. Tegene, Meron T. Eshetie

“…Results: The mean sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the Widal test in this study were 62.94 ± 17.83 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 49.23–76.64); 73.31 ± 18.75 (95% CI: 58.89–87.73); 58.85 ± 40.07 (95% CI: 16.80–100.90) and 75.96 ± 25.93 (95% CI: 46.08–100.45), respectively. …”
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Evaluation of a Machine Learning Model Based on Laboratory Parameters for the Prediction of Influenza A and B in Chongqing, China: Multicenter Model Development and Validation Stud... by Weiwei Hu, Yulong Liu, Jian Dong, Xuelian Peng, Chunyan Yang, Honglin Wang, Yong Chen, Shan Shi, Jin Li

“…Routine blood parameters offer promising predictive value but lack integration into intelligent diagnostic systems for influenza subtyping. …”
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Upper socioeconomic status is associated with lower Helicobacter pylori infection rate among patients undergoing gastroscopy by Tan Attila, Mujdat Zeybel, Yesim Esen Yigit, Bulent Baran, Emel Ahishali, Emrah Alper, Fatih Aslan, Onder Ergonul, Zeynel Mungan

“…The specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of rapid urease test were 87.5%, 99.7%, 99%, 96.5%, and 96.9% respectively. …”
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Differential diagnosis of hematogenous osteomyelitis and malignant bone tumors by A. N. Tkachenko, O. F. Nur, A. A. Korneenkov, L. E. Sharova, I. E. Itskovich, I. I. Kushnirchuk, A. Yu. Cherkasov

“…Indicators of the validity of the test was: Sensitivity – 83.05 %, Specificity (Sp) – 86.67 %. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) was 96.08 %, Negative Predictive Value (NPV) – 56.52 %, Accuracy – 83.78 %, which allowed to shorten the time of examination and send patients to specialized hospitals.…”
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Role of Voice Signal Analysis in Screening for Cognitive Impairment: A Study on Community-dwelling Older Adults by Sangdo LEE, Young Chul YOUN, Gihyun YUN, Hunboc LEE, SangYun KIM, In Jeong KIM, Ho Tae JEONG

“…Statistical analysis included sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). …”
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External Validation of Risk Prediction Score for Candidemia in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study by Nurul Mazni Abdullah, Saw Kian Cheah, Raha Abdul Rahman, Nadia Md Nor, Muhammad Maaya, Qurratu Aini Musthafa

“…Compared to an established risk prediction score, this study demonstrated a sensitivity of 75.0% [59.7–86.8], a specificity of 65.4% [60.8–69.8], a negative predictive value of 96.4% [94.2–97.8], and a positive predictive value of 17.3% [14.5–20.5]. …”
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Using IgY for diagnosis of respiratory infections: practical application in COVID-19 by Cícero Matheus Lima Amaral, Valdester Cavalcante Pinto Júnior, Daniel Freire Lima, Hellen paula Silva da Costa, Danúbio Andrade Bezerra Farias, João Xavier da Silva Neto, Luiz Francisco Wemmenson Gonçalves Moura, Bruno Bezerra da Silva, Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas, Maurício Fraga Van Tilburg, Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes

“…The ability of IgY to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical saliva samples showed promising results in terms of accuracy (91.3%), sensitivity (92.5%), specificity (90.0%), positive predictive value (PPV) (90.2%), negative predictive value (NPV) (92.3%), and Cohen’s Kappa (0.825).Conclusion Chicken antibodies proved effective for early and accurate diagnosis of respiratory infections, including COVID-19. …”
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Early Neonatal Mortality (< 24 h) in Ecuador: A Population-Based Study on the Impact of Apgar Score, Gestational Age, Birth Weight, Delivery Type, and Healthcare Level by Iván Dueñas-Espín, María Alejandra Montaluisa, Andrea Aguilar-Molina, Fernando Aguinaga, Luciana Armijos-Acurio, Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor, Ángela León Cáceres, María F. Rivadeneira, Silvana Rivera-Guerra, Xavier Sánchez, Betzabé Tello

“…These findings underscore the importance of Apgar evaluation in neonates and suggest a predictive value of the score for early neonatal mortality.…”
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A spatial clustering-based approach to design monitoring networks of infectious diseases: a case study of hand, foot, and mouth disease by Shuting Li, Yuanhua Liu, Ke Li, Zengliang Wang, Michael P. Ward, Wei Tu, Jiayao Xu, Rui Yuan, Lele Zhang, Na Wang, Jidan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Henry S. Lynn, Zhaorui Chang, Zhijie Zhang

“…Results The optimal sample size was determined to be 103. Overall, the predicted values for each city significantly correlated with the true values (r = 0.81, P < 0.001). …”
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Utility of dual-energy contrast-enhanced spectral mammography for the diagnosis of multicentric breast cancer by A. V. Chyornaya, R.  Kh. Ulyanova, P.  V. Krivorotko, A. S. Artemyeva, S. S. Bagnenko, E. K. Zhiltsova, S. N. Novikov, V. V. Danilov, P.  I. Krzhivitskiy, V. F. Semiglazov

“…The high negative predictive value of CESM (97.6 %) confirms the fact that this modality is an effective method for planning surgery and radiation therapy.…”
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THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF PLATELET-DERIVED FACTOR PDGF-BB AND ST2 IN HEART REJECTION by O. P. Shevchenko, A. A. Ulybysheva, A. V. Aksyonova, N. P. Mozhejko, E. A. Stakhanova, V. V. Dontsov, E. A. Nikitina, A. O. Shevchenko

“…PDGF-BB has moderate predictive value for heart rejection. The highest predictive value for heart rejection was reached by a panel of three biomarkers: sCD40L, PlGF-1 and ST2.…”
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Myocardium-to-cavity ratio derived from simultaneous 99mTc-PYP/201Tl dual-isotope SPECT imaging to differentially diagnose transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis by Shozo Yamashita, Kenichi Nakajima, Teppei Kitano, Hiromu Kato, Tatsuya Yoneyama, Haruki Yamamoto, Kunihiko Yokoyama

“…The M/C ratio demonstrated 100% sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values, irrespective of imaging time. In contrast, the H/CL ratios showed 100% sensitivity, 95% specificity, 79% positive predictive value, and 100% negative predictive value. …”
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VALUE OF ANATOMICAL INTRACRANIAL RESERVE IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INJURIES AND DISEASES OF THE BRAIN by V. V. Shchedrenok, O. V. Moguchaya, E. G. Potemkina, G. .. Zakhmatov, M. A. Kotov, K. I. Sebelev

“…This method showed a high accuracy (92%) and predictive value (85%) in determination of terms and volume of complex treatment of 140 victims with craniocerebral injury, 120 patients with primary tumors of the brain and 110 patients with acute disorder of cerebral circulation.…”
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Surgical difficulty assessment during transalveolar extraction of impacted mandibular third molars using two indices: A prospective comparative study by Bruno Oludare Ile-Ogedengbe, Abdurrazaq O. Taiwo, Adebayo A. Ibikunle, Ramat O. Braimah, Mujtaba Bala

“…Results and Discussion: Gbotolorun index had a better predictive ability than the Pederson index (sensitivity: 66.7% vs. 40.0%; specificity: 87.1% vs. 69.4%; positive predictive value: 55.6% vs. 24%; negative predictive value: 91.5% vs. 82.7%; predictive accuracy: 83.1% vs. 63.6%; and kappa correlation 67.5% vs. 42.9%). …”
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