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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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

“…Background: The AHEAD (A: atrial fibrillation; H: hemoglobin; E: elderly; A: abnormal renal parameters; D: diabetes mellitus) score was developed to predict all-cause death (ACD) in patients with heart failure. However, its predictive value for ACD compared to the CHADS2 score in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unknown. …”
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Complete blood counts parameters and neonatal sepsis by Shiva Raj K.C., Purnima Gyawali, Ajaya Kumar Dhakal, Geetika K C, Devendra Shrestha

“…Both MPV and PDW had low positive predictive values (33.3%) but a high negative predictive value (95.2%). …”
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Reanalysis and External Validation of a Decision Tree Model for Detecting Unrecognized Diabetes in Rural Chinese Individuals by Zhong Xin, Lin Hua, Xu-Hong Wang, Dong Zhao, Cai-Guo Yu, Ya-Hong Ma, Lei Zhao, Xi Cao, Jin-Kui Yang

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and area under the curve (AUC) for detecting diabetes were calculated. …”
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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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THE EFFECT OF INTENSIVE GLYCEMIC CONTROL ON THE FACTORS DETERMINING PREDICTION COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES by A. I. Fedotova, I. N. Vorozhtsova, I. V. Маksimov, T. Yu. Rebrova, S. A. Аfanasiev, A. M. Gusakova, T. E. Suslova, V. A. Маrkov

“…The statistical analysis was per-formed (Statistica 6.0 for Windows). The predictive value was assessed with ROC-curves analysis meth-od.Results. …”
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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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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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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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A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Hydrogen Peroxide Test and Light’s Criteria in Differentiating Pleural... by Trishna Rao, Preethi B P

“…The H2nbspO2nbsptest demonstrated a sensitivity of 88.52 specificity of 94.87 positive predictive value of 96.4 negative predictive value of 88.4 and an overall diagnostic accuracy of 91.0.Conclusion The simple bedside H2nbspO2nbsptest facilitates rapid categorization of pleural fluid as transudate or exudate thereby reducing diagnostic turn around time and allowing for earlier initiation of treatment. …”
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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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The value of ultrasonography in predicting the outcomes of simple long bone fractures treated by closed intramedullary nail fixation by Tilak Rommel Pinto, Chiranjeevi Srinivasa Gowda, Anston Vernon Braggs, Kiyana Mirza, Aravinda Hegde K

“…The purpose of this study was to test the validity and efficacy of ultrasonography as an adjunct in the assessment of fracture healing in long bones treated with intramedullary interlocking devices and its predictive value in determining the need for a secondary surgical procedure. …”
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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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