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. 2010 Oct 14;5(10):e13377. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013377

Table 5. Detection performance of CDAs that target ARI.

Case-Detection Algorithm Number
Category Subcategory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
CDA Component BioSense ICD-9 Codes
Essence ICD-9 Codes
VA ICD-9 Codes
OR Temperature ≥38°C
OR Blood Culture
OR Cough Remedies
OR CBC/Diff
OR Gram stain
Maryland Site Sensitivity 61 68 78 81 81 84 87 87 87
Specificity 94 97 96 96 95 95 94 94 93
Positive Predictive Value 23 37 36 35 33 31 30 30 27
Area under the ROC 78 83 87 89 88 90 91 91 90
Utah Site Sensitivity 64 74 80 80 80 85 85 86 87
Specificity 91 98 97 97 97 96 95 95 92
Positive Predictive Value 9 29 27 25 25 20 20 19 13
Area under the ROC 78 86 89 89 89 91 90 91 90

Composition (black dot indicates that the component is included in the CDA) of ARI CDAs that combine parameters derived from structured EMR entries. Statistical performance can be compared at each study site.