Performance of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting
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2017-10Keywords
Adenosine deaminase activityMycobacterium tuberculosis
Pleural tuberculosis
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Cells and cell components
Chemical analysis
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Performance of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting 2017, 22 (10):1283 Tropical Medicine & International HealthPublisher
John Wiley & Sons LtdJournal
Tropical Medicine & International HealthDOI
10.1111/tmi.12932Additional Links
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Objectives: Diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) is still a challenge, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Alternative diagnostic tools are needed. We aimed at evaluating the utility of Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs) for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in Peru. Methods: We identified CPRs for diagnosis of PT through a structured literature search. CPRs using high-complexity tests, as defined by the FDA, were excluded. We applied the identified CPRs to patients with pleural exudates attending two third-level hospitals in Lima, Peru, a setting with high incidence of tuberculosis. Besides pleural fluid analysis, patients underwent closed pleural biopsy for reaching a final diagnosis through combining microbiological and histopathological criteria. We evaluated the performance of the CPRs against this composite reference standard using classic indicators of diagnostic test validity. Results: We found 15 eligible CPRs, of which 12 could be validated. Most included ADA, age, lymphocyte proportion and protein in pleural fluid as predictive findings. A total of 259 patients were included for their validation, of which 176 (67%) had PT and 50 (19%) malignant pleural effusion. The overall accuracy of the CPRs varied from 41% to 86%. Two had a positive likelihood ratio (LR) above 10, but none a negative LR below 0.1. ADA alone at a cut-off of ≥40 IU attained 87% diagnostic accuracy and had a positive LR of 6.6 and a negative LR of 0.2. Conclusion: Many CPRs for PT are available. In addition to ADA alone, none of them contributes significantly to diagnosis of PT.Type
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10.1111/tmi.12932
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