Exactitud de las pruebas de diagnóstico rápido para influenza en niños y adultos.

Accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for influenza in children and adults.

Clinical influenza has moderate sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, tests are needed to diagnose (viral culture RT - PCR). But the limited availability and timeout motivate this study did a review of the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for influenza (RIDTs). These tests have high specificity, moderate sensitivity, analyzed along with their 95% CI. Furthermore, the sensitivity varies in different population (13% greater sensitivity in children than in adults) and the subtype of disease (higher in the influenza A influenza B). The methodological quality of the studies was assessed by using the Quality Assessment of diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Estimates of sensitivity and specificity were pooled using bivariate models, the model is also used to analyze the curve HSROC also were selected and analyzed variables that could cause heterogeneity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La clínica de la influenza tiene una sensibilidad y especificidad moderada. Por esto, se necesitan pruebas para diagnosticarla (cultivo viral el RT - PCR). Pero la poca disponibilidad y el tiempo de espera motivan a que este estudio hiciera una revisión sobre la exactitud de las pruebas rápidas de diagnóstico de influenza (RIDTs). Estas pruebas tienen alta especificidad, con sensibilidad moderada, analizadas junto con su 95% IC. Además, la sensibilidad varia en distintas población (13% mayor sensibilidad en niños que en adultos) y en el subtipo de enfermedad (mayor en la influenza A que influenza B). La calidad metodológica de los estudios se evaluó mediante el uso de Quality Assessment of diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Las estimaciones de sensibilidad y especificidad se agruparon mediante el uso de modelos bivariados, el modelo también se utiliza para analizar la curva de HSROC, además se seleccionaron y analizaron variables que podrían causar heterogeneidad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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