Sentence examples for sensitive definition from inspiring English sources

Like most clinical surveillance systems, the mandatory abortion notification system gives priority to sensitivity rather than specificity, given the sensitive definition of a suspected case.

Equally for mortality studies a similar broad and sensitive definition might be preferable.

Hospitalization rates (95 % CI) when the sensitive definition was used ranged from 55.6 (6.7–200.7, tocilizumab) to 262.5 (71.5–672.2, infliximab).

Overall, ILD incidence rate ranged from 1.8 per 1000 PY using the most specific definition to 6.4 using the most sensitive definition.

Our study, using a very sensitive definition for CKD evaluation, suggests a potentially high prevalence of CKD among PLWHA in Burundi.

The RIFLE classification is a very sensitive definition of acute kidney injury: acute kidney injury defined by the RIFLE classification occurred in two thirds of general ICU patients.

If outbreak response is primarily reactive, these less sensitive definitions would be more suitable, however if outbreak response is preventative, the additional lead time afforded by more sensitive definitions may be of benefit.

Table  4 presents ILD-related hospitalization event counts and rates (95 % CI) for both specific and sensitive definitions.

ILD-related hospitalization rates ranged from 65.8 per 1000 PY to 127.7 using the specific and sensitive definitions, respectively.

Table  3 presents ILD incidence event counts and rates (95 % CI) for both specific and sensitive definitions.

The more restrictive and specific case definitions excluded severe events and almost halved the 28 day case fatality when compared to broader and more sensitive definitions.