The item "Is the time period between reference standard and index test short enough to be reasonably sure that the target condition did not change between the two tests?" was removed from the standard QUADAS list, since follow-up is required to verify negative FDG-PET/CT findings.
Ten minutes before testing, cagemates of the mouse to be tested were removed from the homecage.
Genomes that did not contain enough orphans (>5) to perform a chi-squared test were removed from the analysis (n = 6).
Fifteen children absent during the re-tests were removed from analysis.
b10 healthy controls that tested negative with the index test were removed from our calculations.
Females that never exhibited lordosis posture during the test were removed from analysis.
Outliers, as determined by Grubb's test, were removed from the dataset.
Non-significant covariates (p ≥ 0.05) based on the Wald test were removed from the model.
Bacteria used for testing were removed from storage in the freezer, inoculated into LB (Luria-Bertani) medium, and incubated for 24 h at 37°C.
