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dc.contributor.authorArslan, Sulhattin
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Levent
dc.contributor.authorDemirel, Yeltekin
dc.contributor.authorAkkurt, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T10:13:44Z
dc.date.available2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T10:13:44Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn1996-0808
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/9897
dc.descriptionWOS: 000278590700007en_US
dc.description.abstractIn our study, we aimed to determine the validity of diagnostic methods for tuberculosis. Eighty-one people suspected to have tuberculosis were included in the study. The validity of the applied methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis tuberculin skin test (TST), sputum smear, and used in diagnostic chest X-ray findings (CXR), clinical features and history were evaluated as culture was considered the reference test. Included in the study of 81 people (54 males 27 females) mean age was determined as 45.04 +/- 18.69. The most sensitive diagnostic methods were detected as clinical and sputum smears (89 and 86%). The sensitivity of PPD and Radiology have been identified as 0.74 and 0.73 respectively. Diagnostic method with the highest specificity value was found to be radiology. The positive predictive values of PPD, radiology, clinical and sputum smear were identified as 98, 94, 96 and 92%, respectively. PPD had the lowest negative predictive value with 26%. In our study, the validity of the diagnostic methods for the tuberculosis are compatible with the literature. These methods in the diagnosis of tuberculosis are still valid. We think our study may add to the current data in the literature about the topic.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherACADEMIC JOURNALSen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectValidityen_US
dc.subjectspecificityen_US
dc.subjectsensitivityen_US
dc.subjectPPDen_US
dc.subjectTSTen_US
dc.subjectsputum smearen_US
dc.subjectcultureen_US
dc.subjecttuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectclinical featuresen_US
dc.titleThe validity of the diagnostic methods in predicting pulmonary tuberculosisen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalAFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCHen_US
dc.contributor.department[Arslan, Sulhattin -- Akkurt, Ibrahim] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Chest Dis, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Ozdemir, Levent] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Demirel, Yeltekin] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Family Doctor, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkeyen_US
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.endpage617en_US
dc.identifier.startpage613en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US


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