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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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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EFFICACY OF CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS IN PREVENTION OF SUDDEN DEATH AND OVERALL MORTALITY DECREASE IN PATIENTS WITH THE SYNDROME OF DILATION CARDIOMYOPATHY: DIFFERENTIAL APPROA... by O. V. Blagova, A. V. Nedostup, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya

“…Main predictors of the shocks were genetic origin of DCMP (isolated or with myocarditis, 25/75%, comparing with 20/33% in patients with no shocks, p<0,01, HR 1,58, OR 10,93, sensitivity 94,1%, negative predictive value 99,2%), and sustained (HR 18,0, sensitivity 98,1%) and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (HR 1,43, sensitivity and negative predictive value 100%), decrease of QRS voltage and absence of the signs of LV hypertrophy on ECG (negative predictive value 92,8% and 95,6%).Conclusion. …”
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Helicobacter pylori culture as a key tool for diagnosis in Colombia by Diana F Rojas-Rengifo, Belen Mendoza, Carlos Jaramillo, Paula A Rodríguez-Urrego, José F Vera-Chamorro, Johanna Alvarez, Maria del Pilar Delgado, Luisa F Jimenez-Soto

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were also calculated. …”
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Evaluation of two commercially available rapid stool antigen tests for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection by Mohamed Abd ElAziz Metwally, Hala Mohamed Alfeky, Hatem Samir Alegaily, Azza Hasan Abbas, El Shahat Ahmed El Shahat, Angham Mohamed Abd Elmonem, Hoda Mohamed Rabie Gabal

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were as follows: 96.6%, 66.1%, 62%, and 97.4%, respectively for RightSign® test and 96.9%, 50%, 52.5%, and 96.6%, respectively for OnSite® test. …”
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Utility of chest ultrasound in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the critical care unit of a tertiary care center: a prospective observational study by Avinash Babu, Aditi Joshi, Amartya Chakraborti, Pradeep Bajad, Ramniwas Jalendra, Nishant Chauhan, Naveen Dutt

“…Diagnostic performance of risk factors for VAP was analyzed by parameters like sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and likelihood ratio (positive and negative). …”
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Immunophenotypic Profiling of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Insights From a Large Cohort by Supattra Kankhaw, Weerapat Owattanapanich, Orathai Promsuwicha, Thanyakan Thong‐ou, Theera Ruchutrakool, Archrob Khuhapinant, Karan Paisooksantivatana, Smith Kungwankiattichai

“…The typical immunophenotype of APL, including MPO+/HLA‐DR‐/CD34‐ and CD117+, provided a sensitivity of 51.4%, a specificity of 98.0%, a positive predictive value of 65.8%, and a negative predictive value of 96.5%. …”
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Concordance Between Survey and Electronic Health Record Data in the COVID-19 Citizen Science Study: Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Elizabeth Crull, Emily C O'Brien, Pavel Antiperovitch, Kirubel Asfaw, Alexis L Beatty, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Alan F Kaul, John Kornak, Gregory M Marcus, Madelaine Faulkner Modrow, Jeffrey E Olgin, Jaime Orozco, Soo Park, Noah Peyser, Mark J Pletcher, Thomas W Carton

“…Overall agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and κ statistics with 95% CIs were calculated. …”
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The accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the diagnosis of biliary atresia in preterm infants with cholestasis by Wei-Che Chen, Hsiao-Yu Lo, Yi-Shan Tsai, Yao-Jong Yang

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of MRCP to diagnose BA based on surgical proof or at least 6 months of follow-up were assessed. …”
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Validity of the Nepali Ask Suicide Screening Questions tool for medical inpatients by Daman R Poudel, Arun K Sharma, Ram H Chapagain, Manisha Chapagai, Nathan J. Lowry, Mahesh R Sigdel, Krishna P Bista, Rahul Pathak, Arun Kunwar, Janna Patterson, Terrell Carter, Lisa M. Horowitz

“…The ASQ demonstrated good sensitivity (77%; 95% CI: 56–91), specificity (90%; 95% CI: 86–93), positive predictive value (41%; 95% CI: 27–56) and negative predictive value (98%; 95% CI: 95–99) against BSSA. …”
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Factors influencing no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention by Đenić Nemanja, Džudović Boris, Romanović Radoslav, Ratković Nenad, Jović Zoran, Đukić Boško, Spasić Marijan, Stojković Siniša, Obradović Slobodan

“…The aim of this study was to estimate predictive value of some admission characteristics of patients with STEMI, who underwent pPCI, for the development of no-reflow phenomenon. …”
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HPV DNA in saliva from patients with SCC of the head and neck is specific for p16-positive oropharyngeal tumours by Jason K. Wasserman, Ryan Rourke, Bibianna Purgina, Lisa Caulley, Jim Dimitroulakis, Martin Corsten, Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki

“…In contrast, a negative HR HPV assay had a 96% negative predictive value (95% CI 80–100%) for tumours arising in a non-oropharyngeal site. …”
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Screening of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Epilepsy: Using a Valid and Reliable Indonesian Version of Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) by Astri Budikayanti, Andira Larasari, Khamelia Malik, Zakiah Syeban, Luh Ari Indrawati, Fitri Octaviana

“…The best cutoff value to detect GAD in Indonesian PWE was >6 with the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, and positive predictive value of 100%, 84.4%, 100%, and 55.8%, respectively. …”
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Validation of influenza vaccination status using health administrative databases by integrating pharmacy claims and medical billing databases in Ontario, Canada by Razan Amoud, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Colleen Maxwell, Suzanne L. Tyas, Martin Cooke, Alejandro Hernandez, Wasem Alsabbagh

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV), and their associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. …”
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Evaluation the Efficacy of ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA Tests for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…The efficacy of IgG, IgM and IgA tests was calculated compared with golden standard tests and ELISA IgG characterized by the highest values of sensitivity (75.75%), negative predictive value (36.00%) and accuracy (86.00%) but with lowest specificity (45.00%) and similar positive predictive value (81.96%) with IgM and IgA. …”
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Relationship Between Blurred Boundary and Neurological Deficits in Extension-Type Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures by Takuji Yamamoto, MD, Yoshifumi Ueshin, MD, Hikaru Ogawa, MD, Yasuharu Nakashima, MD, PhD

“…The specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 56.0%, 38.3%, and 87.0%, respectively, with an overall accuracy of 61.4%. …”
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The Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, and Platelet (HALP) Score Predicts the Prognosis of Adults with Status Epilepticus: A Retrospective Study by Fu J, Chen X, Li J, Rong B, Peng L

“…Since inflammation is closely involved in the pathogenesis of status epilepticus (SE), this study aimed to explore the predictive value of HALP for the prognosis of SE patients.Methods: In the retrospective study, we investigated and validated the predictive value of HALP for the prognosis of adult SE patients. …”
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Calf circumference to body mass index ratio: a new anthropometric indicator for ultrasound based sarcopenic obesity by Nermin Karakurt, Ayşe Fadıloğlu, Fatih Güngör, Eda Çeker, Esra Çataltepe, Zekeriya Ulger, Hacer Dogan Varan

“…Conclusion The CC/BMI shows higher sensitivity and predictive value for diagnosing sarcopenic obesity compared to calf circumference adjusted for BMI. …”
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Early Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Related to Disease Control in Lung Cancer by Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Yeon Jeong Kim, Hongryull Pyo

“…According to the ROC curves, the max GE showed the best AUC (86.1%) and the cut-off value of the Dmax was 1.5 (sensitivity: 66.7%, specificity: 100%, positive-predictive value: 100%, and negative-predictive value: 57.1%). …”
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A study of cord blood alkaline phosphatase as a predictor of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a tertiary hospital by Vijay Baburao Sonawane, Rajdeep Agarwal, Mariya Maksud, Amit Saxena, Veeranna Kotrashetti

“…ALP showed high sensitivity (88.2%) but low specificity (41.5%) for predicting hyperbilirubinemia, with a high negative predictive value (NPV) (97.4%) but low positive predictive value (PPV) (12.3%). …”
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