| Title |
Quality and Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in TB, HIV and Malaria: Evaluation Using QUADAS and STARD Standards
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007753 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patricia Scolari Fontela, Nitika Pant Pai, Ian Schiller, Nandini Dendukuri, Andrew Ramsay, Madhukar Pai |
| Abstract |
Poor methodological quality and reporting are known concerns with diagnostic accuracy studies. In 2003, the QUADAS tool and the STARD standards were published for evaluating the quality and improving the reporting of diagnostic studies, respectively. However, it is unclear whether these tools have been applied to diagnostic studies of infectious diseases. We performed a systematic review on the methodological and reporting quality of diagnostic studies in TB, malaria and HIV. |
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| India | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 93% |
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| Student > Master | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 12% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 21 | 19% |
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| Other | 14 | 13% |
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