Other measures such as seropositivity (number of positives for each infection, confirmed by the reference standard) and preference for turnaround times were also collected and computed (refer Results section).
Of the 167 patients, 60 were considered to have tuberculosis (by the reference standard diagnostics).
Five patients had splenomegaly by the reference standard (12.5%%).
Bland and Altman plot of volumes determined by the reference standard and the 15%max threshold is displayed in Fig. 3.
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This Bayesian method represents a flexible and practical solution to the problem of evaluating test sensitivity and specificity when the study group includes patients whose disease could not be diagnosed by the reference standard.
Except for the condition produced with 2 h pressing time, all the other times had five percentile lower than 2.50 MPa and approved by the reference standard for use in humid conditions (SWP/2).
In 2/3 patients with CS as determined by the reference standard, 18F-FDG uptake was focal on diffuse, whereas it was classified as diffuse in the last patient, who had severely dilated cardiac cavities (see Fig. 3).
In relation to applicability, all included studies scored well for the reference standard domain except one [35], since the target condition as defined by the reference standard (SEIMC) which was used for definition of bacteremia does not match the review question.
We plotted the frequency of scan ratings by scan and by whether the reference standard thought the scan quality was good, moderate or poor, using bubble plots (Figure 3).
We compared the rifampicin and isoniazid direct DST results obtained with MODS testing with those obtained by the Peruvian national mycobacteria reference laboratory by using the reference standard, (indirect) proportion method testing, on agar.
