P030 Skin-wipe sweat ion ratios - sensitivity and specificity in time

Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios.

Sensitivity And Specificity Of Procalcitonin In Diagnosis Of Neonatal Sepsis

  Background and Objective: According to the fact that neonatal infection is a challenging diagnosis field, several studies have tried to test sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests. This study was conducted to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of procalcitonin (PCT) as a single early marker of neonatal sepsis. Materials and Methods: In this study, 150 neonates admitted to NIC...

Evaluation of Microscopy Sensitivity, Specificity in Detection of P. falciparum and P. vivax, Using Monoplex real-time PCR, Gezira, Sudan

Background: Malaria is still account for 200 million cases annually. Microscopy is the gold standard technique for malaria parasites detection. PCR-based techniques can detect malaria infections with high sensitivity. The study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of microscopy technique in the detection of P. falciparum and P. vivax, using monoplex real-time PCR, Gezira State, Central Sudan. Met...

Diagnostic Utility of Chest X-rays in Neonatal Respiratory Distress: Determining the Sensitivity and Specificity

Background: Chest radiography is one of the most usual diagnostic tools for respiratory distress. Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the specificity, sensitivity and clinical value of chest radiography of neonates with respiratory distress.Patients and Methods: A descriptive- analytical study was conducted on 102 neonates that were in neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza and...

Comparison sensitivity and specificity temporal artery temperature measurement with axillary and nasopharyngeal methods in adult

      Aims: temporal artery thermometers (TAT) of new tools for measuring body temperature, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of thermometers and is still uncertain accuracy and reliability this thermometers.This study to evaluate the accuracy of the two methods of measuring body temperature by the thermometer axillary and temporal artery compared with nas...