The Comparison of Cytology and Biomarker (P53 and Bcl2) Analysis in Cervical Neoplasia: A Prospective Study [PDF]
International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences, 2022 Background and aim: Cervical cancer is females' fourth most common cancer. A Pap smear is most commonly used for cervical cancer screening but has a low sensitivity. So, biomarkers can improve the diagnostic efficiency of screening programs.
Anila Sinha +5 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity [PDF]
Evidence-Based Dentistry, 1999 To anyone concerned with screening for medical or dental conditions, these terms are part of their stock in trade; but to the rest of us they may leave a feeling that we ought to know what they mean, but we are not absolutely sure. The purpose of this article is therefore to try to explain both their meaning and their importance in a way which a non ...
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Better duplicate detection for systematic reviewers: Evaluation of Systematic Review Assistant-Deduplication Module [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: A major problem arising from searching across bibliographic databases is the retrieval of duplicate citations. Removing such duplicates is an essential task to ensure systematic reviewers do not waste time screening the same citation multiple
Carter, Matt +3 more
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Evaluation of the Sensitivity and Specificity of MiRNAs in Discriminating Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences, 2023 Background and aim: Approximately 90% of all oral malignant tumors are squamous cell carcinomas. This study aims to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of miRNAs in discriminating oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Ali Salehi +4 more
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Detection of Leishmania infantum by PCR, serology and cellular immune response in a cohort study of Brazilian dogs [PDF]
, 2001 The sensitivity and specificity of PCR, serology (ELISA) and lymphoproliferative response to Leishmania antigen for the detection of Leishmania infantum infection were evaluated in a cohort of 126 dogs exposed to natural infection in Brazil.
Courtenay, O. +8 more
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Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2020 Several reports have determined that changes in white blood cell counts and inflammatory biomarkers are related to disease outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and they can be utilized as prognostic biomarkers.
Mohammad Erfan Zare +4 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity [PDF]
Clinical Medicine & Research, 2005 Editor – In the Authors’ Reply to the letter “Sensitivity and Specificity of Tests of Liver Injury”1 in the November 2004 issue of Clinical Medicine & Research, the statement “It is true that no single test of liver injury is either highly sensitive or specific” would be more accurate if it read “It is true that no single test of liver injury is both ...
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Optimal group testing designs for estimating prevalence with uncertain testing errors [PDF]
, 2016 We construct optimal designs for group testing experiments where the goal is to estimate the prevalence of a trait by using a test with uncertain sensitivity and specificity.
Huang, Mong-Na Lo +3 more
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Circulating antigen tests and urine reagent strips for diagnosis of active schistosomiasis in endemic areas [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Point-of-care (POC) tests for diagnosing schistosomiasis include tests based on circulating antigen detection and urine reagent strip tests.
Bossuyt, P.M.M. +8 more
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Bayesian estimation of diagnostic accuracy of fecal culture and PCR-based tests for the detection of Salmonella enterica in California cull dairy cattle. [PDF]
, 2020 Epidemiological studies of low prevalence disease problems are often hindered by the high cost of diagnostic testing. The objective of this study was to evaluate PCR screening of both individual and pooled fecal samples from culled dairy cows for the ...
Adaska, John M +8 more
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