Cases were defined according to WHO recommendations and classified as suspected, clinical, laboratory confirmed, epidemiologically linked confirmed, clinically compatible or discarded [ 8].
Based on clinical examination the index child was diagnosed as clinically compatible with polio, and type 1 VDPV (21 nucleotides substitution) was isolated from stool specimens, so the child was classified as a VDPV case.
All acute-care hospitals and major clinics were contacted daily to determine the number of clinically compatible illnesses seen in the previous 24 hours and to arrange for laboratory evaluation of suspected cases.
In Ontario, a confirmed case of salmonellosis is defined as the isolation of Salmonella (excluding Salmonella Typhi or Paratyphi) from an appropriate clinical sample (e.g., stool, urine, blood) with or without clinically compatible signs and symptoms [ 36].
A definitive case of melioidosis was defined as a clinically compatible case in which B. pseudomallei was isolated from a clinical specimen.
Standardized health communication protocols that address contact with unknown substances, handling of suspicious mail, and clinical evaluation of suspected cases would allow more efficient follow-up investigations of clinically compatible cases in high-risk groups.
**The US case definition for human rabies is "a clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed by testing at a state or federal public health laboratory" (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/rabies-human/case-definition/2011/ //wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/rabies-human/case-definition/2011/ //wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/rabies-human/case-definition/2011/
Amplicon vectors are considered highly compatible with clinical trials due to their intrinsic lack of toxicity, but methods of production need to be improved to generate high titers and clinically compatible vector stocks.
In MH, the drastic and uncontrolled increase in oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle and the elevation of carbon dioxide production are important symptoms clinically compatible with this case.
While the generation of VR images in the early days was hampered by high computational demands and often was associated with long post-processing times with considerable user interaction, today's powerful computers allow for a near-real time and automatic rendering of 3-D images in a fast, clinically compatible manner.
A suspected dengue case was defined as a febrile illness clinically compatible with DF according to the treating physician.
