Sentence examples for higher rate of sensitivity from inspiring English sources

FISH has a much higher rate of sensitivity and specificity than other genetic diagnostic tests such as karyotyping and thus can be used to detect a variety of structural abnormalities in chromosomes, including small genetic deletions involving just one to five genes.

Such a high rate of sensitivity is comparable to those reported in Arabidopsis [6], [20] but certainly more than barley [7] when similar DNA based method was used to predict SFP.

In the present study it was determined that ciprofloxacin is the best antibiotic for infections treatment caused by C. difficile and although there was a high rate of sensitivity to vancomycin, but resistance rate to this antibiotic was 80%.

Gene signature D [ 6] presented a high rate of sensitivity (93%) and a lower specificity (67%), likely due to an imbalance in the composition of grade 1 and 3 tumors in this cohort and to a lower number of grade 1 tumors.

Prior studies of ultrasound for diagnosis of AAA have shown high rates of sensitivity and specificity [60, 61].

Laboratory testing of 227 archived serum or plasma samples showed that the two tests had similar high rates of sensitivity and specificity and > 99% agreement.

High rates of sensitivity and specificity values were found for MMP-9, MMP-3 and CycD1: 80 and 100%87and73%73% and 87 and 82%, respectively.

High rates of sensitivity and specificity were found for these markers, which for MMP-9, MMP-3 and CycD1 were 80 and 100%87and73%73% and 87 and 82%, respectively.

A recent review of the reliability and validity of depression screening tools in patients with diabetes gave the PHQ-9 generally high rates of sensitivity (66 100%) but lower rates of specificity (52 85%) (18).

Thus, we could not identify in this study the ideal technique that combines high rates of sensitivity and specificity and low cost and easy applicability, even in the field, probably due to the low prevalence of infection (approximately 1%) in the area studied.

Type I patients demonstrated higher rates of platinum sensitivity after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy (85.4% vs 77.5%) relative to type II patients, but failed to reach any statistical significance (P=0.314).