Assessment of Oral Fluid HIV Test Performance in an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Trial in Bangkok, Thailand. by Pravan Suntharasamai, Michael Martin, Kachit Choopanya, Suphak Vanichseni, Udomsak Sangkum, Pairote Tararut, Wanna Leelawiwat, Rapeepan Anekvorapong, Philip A Mock, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Manoj Leethochawalit, Sithisat Chiamwongpaet, Roman J Gvetadze, Janet M McNicholl, Lynn A Paxton, Somyot Kittimunkong, Marcel E Curlin

“…Two participants with non-reactive OraQuick results were, in fact, HIV-infected at screening yielding 99.5% sensitivity, 99.7% specificity, a 97.8% positive predictive value, and a 99.9% negative predictive value. …”
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NEW METABOLIC INDEX USE POTENTIALITIES IN EVALUATION OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE by G. E. Roytberg, J. V. Dorosh, O. O. Sharkhun, T. I. Ushakova, E. A. Trubino

“…Probability of IR at MI value >7.0 was 63.5% (positive predictive value), probability of IR absence at the index value ≤7.0 was 93.6% (negative predictive value). …”
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Cartridge-based nucleic amplification (CBNAAT)/GeneXpert test as a diagnostic modality for the detection of genital tuberculosis in women with infertility by Shaozae, Chavini K., Rai, Yogita, Jaiswal, Nishtha, Jais, Manoj B.

“…GeneXpert demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% (confidence interval (CI) 2.50–100.00%), a specificity of 99.5% (CI 97.23–99.99%), a positive predictive value (PPV) of 50% (CI 12.40–87.60%), and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% (CI 98.15–100.00%), with liquid culture as reference. …”
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The diagnostic value of endoscopic score based on acetic acid-enhanced narrow-band imaging for gastric intestinal metaplasia by Chen XU, Zhengyang LI, Haiyan WANG, Yuhao WANG, Xuanguang YE, Miao JIANG

“…ResultsThe sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of AA-NBI in detecting GIM were 96.3%, 91.6%, 94.5%, 95.0%, and 93.6%, respectively. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE HEART RATE CONTROL IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY MONITORING OF THE DIGOXIN CONCENTRATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS by S. F. Zadvorev, A. A. Yakovlev, A. S. Pushkin, S. A. Rukavishnikova, A. E. Filippov, A. G. Obrezan

“…The role of this diagnostic tool seems to be limited to safety control and negative predictive value for efficacy (the lower concentration, the higher risk of inefficiency), whereas its positive predictive value in terms of efficacy seems contradictory. …”
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Prognostic value of the intubation difficulty scale in bariatric surgery by M. O. Maiorov, D. V. Federiakin, E. V. Belevskii, V. N. Silaev, S. I. Tokareva

“…The objective was to assess the predictive value of the risk scale for difficult intubation in obese patients.   …”
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Preoperative Spino Cranial Angle Predicts Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Li Y, Cheng P, Zhang X, Cheng C

“…The spino cranial angle (SCA), a novel sagittal parameter reflecting head-to-cervical alignment, may be associated with ASD, yet its predictive value remains unclear.Methods: A total of 98 patients who underwent single-level ACDF with at least 24 months of follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Streamlining systematic reviews with large language models using prompt engineering and retrieval augmented generation by Fouad Trad, Ryan Yammine, Jana Charafeddine, Marlene Chakhtoura, Maya Rahme, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab

“…We evaluated performance using article exclusion rate (AER), false negative rate (FNR), specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). …”
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Total Lesion Glycolysis (TLG) on 18F-FDG PET/CT as a Potential Predictor of Pathological Complete Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Retr... by Handan Tokmak, Nurhan Demir, Hazal Cansu Çulpan

“…This study investigates the predictive value of sequential 18F-FDG PET-CT parameters, focusing on Total Lesion Glycolysis (TLG), in predicting pCR after TNT. …”
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From fat to facts: the potential of adipokine and insulin dosing in obese feline patients by Laura Cernat, Sorana Daina, Adrian Macri

“…This review assesses the predictive value of adiponectin, leptin, and insulin in identifying diabetes risk in obese cats.…”
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Individual risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia progression in patients with chronic cervicitis by O. M. Bokach, A. V. Tishkov

“…The variables are «age», «number of sexual partners», «number of births», «Streptococcus pyogenese», and «smoking history». The predictive value of the discriminant function on available data is 0.97.…”
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Diagnostic performance of the 2019 ESC pre-test probability and Coronary Artery Disease consortium models in estimating obstructive coronary artery disease by Huy Truong Hoang, Dan Van Buu Do, Thao Le Phuong Nguyen, V. V. Maiskov, Z. D. Kobalava

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values were also analyzed.Results. Obstructive CAD was detected in 270 (73.8%) patients. …”
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Association of lung ultrasound score with 72-hour intubation needs in pneumonia patients presenting to the emergency department by Tanyaporn Nakornchai, Apichaya Monsomboon, Panrada Pathomkajonkul, Ronnapop Jaluspikultip, Rathachai Kaewlai, Nattakarn Praphruetkit, Tipa Chakorn, Sattha Riyapan, Usapan Surabenjawong, Wansiri Chaisirin, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot

“…The optimal cutoff value of 16 yielded a sensitivity of 88.9%, specificity of 69.4%, positive predictive value of 42.1%, and negative predictive value of 96.2%. …”
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Impact of Rosacea on Keratinocyte Skin Cancers: A Prospective Case-Control Study of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk by Asli Aksu, Aysenur Demir, Hatice Gunay, Pinar Ozdemir Cetinkaya, Birgul Ozkesici Kurt, Hazel Ezgi Kaya, Ilknur Altunay, Deniz Altınel

“…The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value for rosacea were 45.5%, 86%, 61.2% and 76.5%, respectively (AUC 0.658, 95% CI 0.604-0.711, P=0.000), while for ETR it was 44%, 86.5%, 60.7% and 76.5%, respectively (AUC 0.653, 95% CI 0.599-0.706, P=0.000). …”
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D-Dimer Combined with Fibrinogen Predicts the Risk of Venous Thrombosis in Fracture Patients by Chaohui Lin, Yifan Chen, Bin Chen, Ke Zheng, Xiongbiao Luo, Fengfei Lin

“…While D-dimer can successfully diagnose venous thrombosis due to its excellent negative predictive value (NPV), it cannot be used to detect venous thromboembolism (VTE) because of its low positive predictive value (PPV). …”
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Utility of positron emission tomography–computed tomography in the evaluation of fever of unknown origin in a resource-limited tropical nation by Sohini Das, Sowmya Sathyendra, Julie Hephzibah, Reka Karuppusami, Karthik Gunasekaran, Nylla Shanthly, Angel Miraclin, Ramya Iyadurai

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value of PET-CT scans were 76.9% (20/26), 33.3% (2/6), 83% (20/24), and 25% (2/8), respectively. …”
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Diagnostic value of multiple projection angle X-ray and CT 3D reconstruction for long-term unreduced posterior hip dislocation by Yansong Liu, Yongbo Ma, Zeming Liu, Xuzhuang Ding, Xiaowei Yao, Jiangqi Chang, Hao Li, Tao Wu

“…The diagnostic values of multiple projection angle X-ray and CT 3D reconstruction for long-term unreduced posterior hip dislocation were evaluated.ResultsFor aureole sign, 45.83% of patients (sensitivity = 45.83%, specificity = 81.52%, accuracy = 78.67%, Youden's index = 0.274, positive predictive value (PPV) = 17.74%, negative predictive value (NPV) = 94.54%, intraobserver consistency = 0.930, and interobserver consistency = 0.903) were diagnosed correctly. …”
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Exploring the relationship between NHHR and the degree of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes by Zhenkun Yang, Yuanjie Li, Mingjuan Yang, Yang Xu, Jia Yao, Kefan Wang, Yuxia Gao

“…Incorporating NHHR into the model for predicting severe coronary artery lesions (Model 1) increased the predictive value from 0.696 (95% CI: 0.674–0.717) to 0.703 (95% CI: 0.682–0.724). …”
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The relationship between serum IL⁃33，vWF，G⁃CSF and prognosis of acute massive hemorrhage patients with transfusion⁃related acute lung injury by DU Dan*，WEI Ge，WANG Lingxue，LIU Hongbin

“…Objective To explore the predictive value of serum interleukin⁃33（IL⁃33），von Willebrand factor（vWF），and granulocyte colony⁃stimulating factor（G⁃CSF）for the prognosis of acute massive hemorrhage patients withtransfusion⁃related acute lung injury（TRALI）. …”
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Prognostic correlation analysis of colorectal cancer patients based on monocyte to lymphocyte ratio and folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells and construction of a machi... by Siying Pan, Chi Lu, Chi Lu, Hongda Lu, Hongda Lu, Hongfeng Zhang

“…Three ML algorithms, namely, random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and logistic regression (LR), were utilized to construct the predictive models, and their performance metrics including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), precision, recall, F1 value, AUC, and calibration curve were compared.ResultsMLR, FR+ CTCs, and T stage independently predicted PFS (P<0.05), both higher MLR and FR+CTCs levels indicating a significantly shorter PFS (P=0.004). …”
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