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Table 5.34 GRADE profile for evaluation of crying on micturition/dysuria
Number
of
studies
Number
of
children
Sensitivity
(95%
confidence
interval)
Crying on micturition/dysuria
For detecting urinary tract infection
1
(Rabasa
Al, 2009)
145 10 (0 to 23)
a
Specificity
(95%
confidence
interval)
86 (79 to
92) a
Positive
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
10 (0 to 23)
a
Clinical assessment of the child with fever
Negative
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
86 (79 to
92) a
Positive
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
0.7 (0.2 to
2.8) a
a Calculated by a member of the technical team at the NCC-WCH based on results reported in the study
Table 5.35 GRADE profile for evaluation of headache
Number
of
studies
Headache
Number
of
children
Sensitivity
(95%
confidence
interval)
For detecting bacterial meningitis
1
(Ghotbi,
2009)
254 17 (0 to 38)
a
Specificity
(95%
confidence
interval)
100 (99 to
100) a
Positive
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
67 (13 to
100) a
Negative
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
96 (94 to
98) a
Positive
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
40.3 (3.9 to
414.3) a
a Calculated by a member of the technical team at the NCC-WCH based on results reported in the study
Table 5.36 GRADE profile for evaluation of conjunctivitis
Number
of
studies
Conjunctivitis
Number
of
children
Sensitivity
(95%
confidence
interval)
For detecting urinary tract infection
1
(Newma
n, 2002)
1666 1 (1 to 2) a
Specificity
(95%
confidence
interval)
99 (99 to
100) a
Positive
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
Negative
predictive
value
(95%
confidence
interval)
7 (6 to 21) a 90 (89 to
92) a
Positive
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
0.7 (0.1 to
5.5) a
a Calculated by a member of the technical team at the NCC-WCH based on results reported in the study
Negative
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
1.1 (0.9 to
1.2) a
Negative
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
0.8 (0.6 to
1.1) a
Negative
likelihood
ratio
(95%
confidence
interval)
1.0 (1.0 to
1.0) a
Quality
Low
Quality
Very
low
Quality
Low
85