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Performance analysis of polymerase chain reaction in relation to rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kit (SD bio line malaria ag p.f (05fk50)) for malaria diagnosis [PDF]

Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Reports, 2022
Malaria control and its elimination heavenly depend on successful and reliable diagnosis using recommended diagnostic techniques. These available techniques often have certain peculiarities and mode applications, thus making them have different levels of
Ismail Muhammad, Pukuma Micah Sale, Tanko Mohammed, Saleh Miyim, Asiya Usman   +4 more
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Importance of Pretest Probability for Calculating Positive Predictive Value. [PDF]

Anatol J Cardiol
Erdem A, Oğuz M, Yılmaz İ, Babaoğlu M, Uzun M.   +4 more
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE PSYCHOMETRIC, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY PROPERTIES OF TRANSLATED NEUROPATHIC PAIN SCREENING TOOLS (DN4, LANSS AND PDQ) 1 JANUARY 2005 – 19 JULY 2019

International Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2021
Background. Different neuropathic pain screening tools (DN4, LANSS and PDQ) have been developed, translated into several local languages, and validated.
T. R. Fagbohun
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The Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of a PCR Assay When Compared to a Serologic Micro-Agglutination Test for Canine Leptospirosis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
ObjectiveTo evaluate PCR assay sensitivity and specificity compared to that of microscopic agglutination test (MAT) for diagnosis of canine leptospirosis.
Elizabeth A. Martin, Johanna C. Heseltine, Kate E. Creevy   +2 more
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Breast Fine needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytology Reporting using International Academy of Cytology Yokohama SystemTwo Year Retrospective Study in Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019
Introduction: The study is based on application of recently proposed International Academy of cytology (IAC) Yokohama system of Breast cytology. Aim: The main objectives of the study were to categorise the Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB ...
Poornima V Kamatar, Vidisha S Athanikar, US Dinesh   +2 more
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Foundational Statistical Principles in Medical Research: Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value

Medicina, 2021
Sensitivity, which denotes the proportion of subjects correctly given a positive assignment out of all subjects who are actually positive for the outcome, indicates how well a test can classify subjects who truly have the outcome of interest. Specificity,
Thomas F. Monaghan, Syed N. Rahman, Christina W. Agudelo, Alan J. Wein, Jason M. Lazar, Karel Everaert, Roger R. Dmochowski   +6 more
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Early predictors of poor treatment response in patients with schizophrenia treated with atypical antipsychotics

BMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background The aims of this study were to explore the relationship between early reduction in psychotic symptoms and the ultimate response in patients with schizophrenia treated by atypical antipsychotics, and to determine the best time to switch or ...
Yi-Lung Chen, Kun-Po Chen, Chih-Chiang Chiu, Ming-Hong Tai, For-Wey Lung   +4 more
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Mcdonald Diagnostic Criteria for Pediatric MS

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2012
Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto and other centers in Canada used serial clinical and MRI examinations performed over a minimum of 24 months to retrospectively evaluate the 2010 and 2005 McDonald criteria for the ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Part 2: Positive and negative predictive values of diagnostic tests

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
I n volume 3, number 2, pages 48-49, we explained some screening characteristics of a diagnostic test in an educational manuscript entitled “Simple definition and calculation of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity" (1).
Saeed Safari, Alireza Baratloo, Mohamed Elfil, Ahmed Said Negida   +3 more
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DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF SHOCK INDEX AS SCREENING TOOL FOR PRIMARY POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION AMONG WOMEN AT KAWEMPE NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL -A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background:  Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The shock index( ratio of the pulse to systolic pressure) is a quicker and more objective assessment tool for assessing the risk of ...
Joel Njagala Calls Lwasa, Musa Sekikubo, Twaha Mutyaba, Joannah Nalwoga, Joseph Kikonyogo   +4 more
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