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  • Automated blood pressure readings in primary care demonstrate better correlation to the gold standard of ambulatory monitoring than manual assessment

    • Mark Nelson
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:172-173  doi:10.1136/ebm1414

  • Two sputum samples at once for diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa has equivalent sensitivity and specificity to the standard initial sample followed by a morning sample strategy

    • Nauman Safdar,
    • Kamran Siddiqi
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:173-174  doi:10.1136/ebm.2011.100197

  • A single Xpert MTB/RIF test of sputum for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance shows high sensitivity and specificity and reduces diagnosis and treatment delays

    • Annelies Van Rie
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:174-175  doi:10.1136/ebm.2011.100207
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    Several clinical signs and symptoms are associated with the likelihood of bacterial meningitis in children; the most reliable diagnostic combination is uncertain

    • David G Bundy
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:89-90  doi:10.1136/ebm1182
  • Diagnosis:

    Prospective studies show that magnetic resonance angiography has high sensitivity and specificity for clinically relevant arterial steno-occlusions in adults with peripheral arterial disease symptoms

    • Paul N Malcolm,
    • Mark Lewis
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:90-91  doi:10.1136/ebm1185
  • Diagnosis:

    Ultrasound scan for suspected appendicitis in children: risk of diagnostic inaccuracy increases with BMI at or above 85th percentile and clinical probability of appendicitis of 50% or lower

    • George A Taylor
    Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:91-92  doi:10.1136/ebm1198
  • Diagnosis:

    Self-administered vaginal swabs were accurate for screening for sexually transmitted infections in the emergency department

    • Jeff Andrews
    Evid. Based Med.  2009;14:150  doi:10.1136/ebm.14.5.150
  • Diagnosis:

    Clinical diagnosis of vaginitis was moderately accurate in symptomatic women

    • Diane M Harper
    Evid. Based Med.  2009;14:88  doi:10.1136/ebm.14.3.88
  • Diagnosis:

    Review: clinical findings had moderate sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome

    • Ford Bursey
    Evid. Based Med.  2009;14:89  doi:10.1136/ebm.14.3.89
  • Diagnosis:

    Review: C-reactive protein has moderate diagnostic accuracy for serious bacterial infection in children with fever

    • Magdy W Attia
    Evid. Based Med.  2009;14:56  doi:10.1136/ebm.14.2.56
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