[PDF] Top 20 Diagnostic accuracy of tests to detect hepatitis B surface antigen: a systematic review of the literature and meta analysis

... test accuracy before 2005 with more recent studies pub- lished between 2005 and 2015 as the accuracy of refer- ence standard immunoassays has improved over ...the literature search, matched with a ... See full document

... comprehensive meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of NAA tests for TBM which used microbiological diagnosis, microbiological plus clinical diagnosis, and clinical diagnosis as ... See full document

... rapid antigen detection tests (RADT) are extensively used in clinical ...a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the accuracy of RADTs for diagnosis of RSV ... See full document

... the meta-analyses, either because they used im- munoblot as a reference standard [76, 79], or included asymptomatic cross-country runners with high IgG titers as controls ... See full document

... To minimize projected heterogeneity, we decided a priori to analyze data in certain subgroups: studies using PCR, studies using LCR and studies using Xpert MTB/ RIF. For each subgroup, we assessed heterogeneity visu- ... See full document

... antibody- antigen combo (yes or no), sources of funding, reported conflict of interest, and study population (general popu- lation, high risk population and hospitalized ... See full document

... that detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in clinical specimens could provide rapid direct evidence of active ...a systematic review to assess the diagnostic accuracy of ... See full document

... The diagnostic value of SHOX2 DNA methylation in patients with lung cancer remains ...a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess diagnostic accuracy of SHOX2 DNA ... See full document

... The psychometric properties of delirium screening tests are summarized in Table 2. Overall, CAM and CAM-ICU demonstrated similar performance characteristics when diagnosing delirium in both ventilated and ... See full document

... the meta-analyses, a bivariate, random effects approach was used (Reitsma et al, ...of meta-analysis (Harbord et al, ...the meta-analyses in which data from at least four studies were ... See full document

... this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of M2-PK as a screening tool in colorectal ...A literature ... See full document

... A systematic search of studies of diagnostic tests was performed in the following databases from their inception to the present: MEDLINE; EMBASE; Cochrane Controlled Trials Register Center (CENTRAL); ... See full document

... of diagnostic tests are rela- tively easy to undertake, are often unfunded, and are not usually recorded on research ...that systematic reviews of diagnostic test data rarely search for ... See full document

... of diagnostic tests are rela- tively easy to undertake, are often unfunded, and are not usually recorded on research ...that systematic reviews of diagnostic test data rarely search for ... See full document

... or meta-analy- sis based on limited information [47,48], we think that examining the effects of validity criteria on the diagnostic accuracy measures and the analysis of subgroups adds val- ... See full document

... all diagnostic accuracy studies regarding patients with pneumothorax from all age ...the diagnostic value of CUS and CXR for detection of ...two tests with one gold standard (CT scan) and ... See full document

... to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive blood, unvaccinated HCWs are exposed to a risk of infection within a range of 6% to 30% [5] ...either hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HBV ... See full document

... peer-reviewed literature published between 1 January 2000 and 27 July ...the review if they reported the anti-HCV-Ab and/or HBsAg prevalence in the 34 countries included in our review, in the general ... See full document

... overall accuracy and sensitivity of MDCT for N staging were about ...the accuracy of N staging of gastric cancer is still very ...to detect plane or fi x lesions, and the inability to assess ... See full document

... prior meta-analyses, the safety of EPO has not been evaluated comprehensively, which means complications, especially venous thromboembolism (VTE), of this alterna- tive have not been quantitatively ...Few ... See full document