Sensitivity and Specificity

"Sensitivity and Specificity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D012680
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.872 E05.318.780.800 G17.800 N05.715.360.750.725 N05.715.360.780.700 N06.850.520.445.800 N06.850.520.830.872
Concept/Terms	Sensitivity and Specificity Sensitivity and Specificity Specificity and Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity Specificity Specificity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sensitivity and Specificity".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Sensitivity and Specificity [E05.318.740.872]
Epidemiologic Research Design [E05.318.780]
Sensitivity and Specificity [E05.318.780.800]
Biological Sciences [G]
Mathematical Concepts [G17]
Sensitivity and Specificity [G17.800]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N05.715.360.750.725]
Epidemiologic Research Design [N05.715.360.780]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N05.715.360.780.700]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Research Design [N06.850.520.445]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N06.850.520.445.800]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Sensitivity and Specificity [N06.850.520.830.872]

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Bar chart showing 844 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 59 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	4	4
1995	0	12	12
1996	0	16	16
1997	0	13	13
1998	0	22	22
1999	0	13	13
2000	0	14	14
2001	0	17	17
2002	0	31	31
2003	0	36	36
2004	0	31	31
2005	0	44	44
2006	0	41	41
2007	0	39	39
2008	0	50	50
2009	0	38	38
2010	0	37	37
2011	0	38	38
2012	0	59	59
2013	0	40	40
2014	0	41	41
2015	0	31	31
2016	0	36	36
2017	0	20	20
2018	0	32	32
2019	0	21	21
2020	0	24	24
2021	0	20	20
2022	0	12	12
2023	0	6	6
2024	1	5	6

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Tang HT, N?rz D, Grunwald M, Giersch K, Pfefferle S, Fischer N, Aepfelbacher M, Rohde H, L?tgehetmann M. Analytical and clinical validation of a novel, laboratory-developed, modular multiplex-PCR panel for fully automated high-throughput detection of 16 respiratory viruses. J Clin Virol. 2024 08; 173:105693.

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Stransky ML, Bremer-Kamens M, Kistin CJ, Sheldrick RC, Cohen RT. Using Electronic Health Records to Identify Asthma-Related Acute Care Encounters. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Nov-Dec; 24(8):1229-1235.

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Hymel KP, Carroll CL, Frazier TN, Weeks K, Herman BE, Marinello M, Chen Y, Wang M, Boos SC. Validation of the PediBIRN-7 clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma. Child Abuse Negl. 2024 Jun; 152:106799.

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Herbert C, McManus DD, Soni A. Persistent False Positive Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 22; 390(8):764-765.

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Tully DC, Power KA, Sarette J, Stopka TJ, Friedmann PD, Korthuis PT, Cooper H, Young AM, Seal DW, Westergaard RP, Allen TM. Validation of dried blood spots for capturing hepatitis C virus diversity for genomic surveillance. J Viral Hepat. 2024 05; 31(5):266-270.

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Pfl?ger LS, N?rz D, Grunwald M, Pfefferle S, Giersch K, Christner M, Weber B, Aepfelbacher M, Rohde H, L?tgehetmann M. Analytical and clinical validation of a multiplex PCR assay for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis including simultaneous LGV serotyping on an automated high-throughput PCR system. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Mar 05; 12(3):e0275623.

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Moravia LP, Mosaddhegi J, Mehta TS, Qureshi MM, Phillips J. Imaging Preferences in Women With a History of Breast Cancer Receiving Contrast-Enhanced Mammography. J Breast Imaging. 2023 Nov 30; 5(6):685-694.

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Pipilas DC, Khurshid S, Atlas SJ, Ashburner JM, Lipsanopoulos AT, Borowsky LH, Guan W, Ellinor PT, McManus DD, Singer DE, Chang Y, Lubitz SA. Accuracy and variability of cardiologist interpretation of single lead electrocardiograms for atrial fibrillation: The VITAL-AF trial. Am Heart J. 2023 11; 265:92-103.

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L?tgehetmann M, Albert E, Hamilton A, Jarem D, Pfefferle S, Stucki H, Navarro D. Evaluation of a Quantitative Dual-Target EBV DNA Test on a Fully Automated Molecular Testing System. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 08 23; 61(8):e0051823.

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Soni A, Herbert C, Lin H, Yan Y, Pretz C, Stamegna P, Wang B, Orwig T, Wright C, Tarrant S, Behar S, Suvarna T, Schrader S, Harman E, Nowak C, Kheterpal V, Rao LV, Cashman L, Orvek E, Ayturk D, Gibson L, Zai A, Wong S, Lazar P, Wang Z, Filippaios A, Barton B, Achenbach CJ, Murphy RL, Robinson ML, Manabe YC, Pandey S, Colubri A, O'Connor L, Lemon SC, Fahey N, Luzuriaga KL, Hafer N, Roth K, Lowe T, Stenzel T, Heetderks W, Broach J, McManus DD. Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests to Detect Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection : A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2023 07; 176(7):975-982.

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