Redefining Liver Fibrosis Risk Assessment in Indians with Type 2 Diabetes: New FIB-4 Score Cutoff for Optimizing Sequential Assessment with Transient Elastography by Rajat Deb, Soumik Goswami, Nilanjan Sengupta, Arjun Baidya, Vibhu R. Khare, Joydip Datta, Mousumi Das, Debes Ray

“…We found that a FIB-4 of 1.5 rules out CSLF with a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and Diagnostic Accuracy (DA) of 82.9%, 79.9%, 55.7%, 93.8%, and 80.6%, respectively, compared with a FIB4 of 1.3 which has values of 91.5%, 67.3%, 46.1%, 96.2%, and 72.9%, respectively. …”
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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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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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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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Exercise Right Ventricular‐Pulmonary Arterial Coupling and Functional Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Secondary Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation by Carlo Fino, Diego Bellavia, Michele D'Alonzo, Maurizio Merlo, Vito D. Bruno, Julien Magne, Massimo Caputo, Amedeo Terzi, Michele Senni, Samuele Bichi, Caterina Simon, Edoardo Sciatti, Giovanni Marchetto, Attilio Iacovoni, Philippe Pibarot

“…Linear mixed models were used to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative echocardiographic parameters on the longitudinal distribution of the 6‐minute walking test. …”
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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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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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Usefulness of the AHEAD score for prediction of all-cause death in patients with acute and chronic coronary syndromes by Shunsuke Tamaki, Akinori Higaki, Hiroshi Kawakami, Kazuhisa Nishimura, Katsuji Inoue, Shuntaro Ikeda, Osamu Yamaguchi, Naoyuki Akashi, Tetsuya Matoba, Takahide Kohro, Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Kazuomi Kario, Arihiro Kiyosue, Masaharu Nakayama, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Kenichi Tsujita, Hideo Fujita, Ryozo Nagai

“…Conclusions: The AHEAD score demonstrated superior predictive value for ACD compared to the CHADS2 score in patients with CAD, regardless of whether they had ACS or CCS.…”
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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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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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Rapid bedside testing for septic arthritis: evaluating cost-effective diagnostic tools by Pranav Rajasekharan, Atmananda Hegde, Prajwal Mane, Chethan Shetty, Rishit Anand

“…The LE strip test showed a sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 70%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 60%, and negative predictive value (NPV) of 94%. …”
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Salivary Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive Protein/Mean Platelet Volume Ratio in the Diagnosis of Late-Onset Neonatal Pneumonia by Ahmed Omran, Yasmin Ali, Mohamed Osama Abdalla, Sonya El-Sharkawy, Ahmed R. Rezk, Abdelmoneim Khashana

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of salivary IL-6, serum IL-6, and CRP/MPV ratio for the diagnosis of late-onset neonatal pneumonia were determined. …”
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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis of suspected paraneoplastic syndromes: A retrospective analysis by Richard Bresler, Harry William III Schroeder, David Z. Chow, Ruth Lim

“…The diagnostic values are as follows: sensitivity 83.3%, specificity 94.3%, positive predictive value 66.7%, and negative predictive value (NPV) 97.6%. …”
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Evaluation of Sensitivity and Specificity of Acuity 360 Telemedicine Vision Screening System by Binder NR, Bloom JM, Balushian Haftevani M, Duncan S, Lowry NC, Chang TS

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), false-negative rate, and inter-rater agreement were calculated.Results: Compared to in-person clinic examination, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and false-negative rate for the optical coherence tomography (OCT) of optic nerve were 95.8%, 98.5%, 86.8%, 99.6%, 0.39% and for the combined retina examination (OCT of the macula and widefield fundus photography) were 93.4%, 88.5%, 80.2%, 96.4%, 2.19%, respectively. …”
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What is the role of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 IgM/IgG in the pre-operative period of cosmetic plastic surgery? by Rafaela Koehler Zanella, Sibelie Souto Valente, Denis Souto Valente

“…The sensitivity varied from 18.4 to 100%; the positive predictive value between 19.7 and 100%; specificity between 94 and 100%; and the negative predictive value between 20 and 100%. …”
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Estimation levels of CTHRC1and some cytokines in Iraqi patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ahmed R. Oleiwi, Ayaid Khadem Zgair

“…The level of CTHRC1 (> 25.385 ng/ml) in combination with the levels of CRP and ACPA provided a good indication of RA prediction with sensitivity = 71.0%, specificity = 100.0%, accuracy = 0.71%, positive predictive value (PPV) = 100.0%, and negative predictive value (NPV) = 46.3%. …”
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Feasibility of a rapid C-reactive protein chairside point-of-care test for detecting inflammation in exposed dental pulp: a pilot exploratory study by Mohamed Taha Elfezary, Ahmed Safaa Waly, Eman Hamdy Mohamed

“…The test demonstrated an observed sensitivity of 94.3%, specificity of 87.1%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 90.7%, and negative predictive value (NPV) of 91.9%. …”
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Determining Surgeon’s Accuracy in Predicting the Severity of Appendicitis in Children: A Comparison Between Clinical Diagnosis and Intraoperative Findings by Somya Bhatt, Rahul Saxena, Manish Pathak, Kirtikumar J. Rathod, Avinash Jadhav, Shubhalaxmi Nayak, Arvind Sinha

“…Conclusion: Surgeon prediction was compared with intraoperative findings which were statistically significant with P = 0.0004, a sensitivity of 70.59%, and a specificity of 90.91% (accuracy – 82.05%, positive predictive value – 81.24%, and negative predictive value – 84.72%). …”
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