Table 1 Composition of the standard set of photographs (n = 50) by clinical signs and algorithms.
Number | Sign/algorithm | Total positive photographs |
---|---|---|
01 | Pus | 22 (44) |
02 | Redness: | |
Exact (none, mild, moderate, severe) | † | |
Binary (moderate or severe v none or mild)* | 19 (38) | |
03 | Swelling: | |
Exact (none, mild, moderate, severe) | ‡ | |
Binary (moderate or severe v none or mild)* | 23 (46) | |
04 | Redness or swelling (moderate or severe) | 25 (50) |
05 | Redness and swelling (moderate or severe) | 17 (34) |
06 | Pus and (redness or swelling (moderate or severe)) | 13 (26) |
07 | Pus and redness (moderate or severe) | 7 (14) |
08 | Pus and (redness and swelling (any degree)) | 21 (22) |
09 | Pus and (redness and swelling (moderate or severe)) | 7 (14) |
10 | (Pus and moderate redness) or (severe redness) | 9 (18) |
Negative: no pus, no moderate/severe redness/swelling | 16 (32) |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
*Ratings of none or mild, and moderate or severe were combined into single values (0 and 1 respectively).
†Number of photographs by category of redness: none, 14; mild, 17; moderate, 15; severe, 4.
‡Number of photographs by category of swelling: none, 6; mild, 21; moderate, 22; severe, 1.