Table 4.
SYMPTOM | No. of studies | No. of Patient | Sensitivity | (95% CI) | Variance Logit (sensitivity) | Specificity | (95% CI) | Variance Logit (specificity) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dysuriaa | 7 | 1584 | 0.78 | (0.68-0.86) | 0.42 | 0.36 | (0.26-0.48) | 0.37 |
Frequency | 6 | 1333 | 0.90 | (0.85-0.94) | 0.22 | 0.17 | (0.11-026) | 0.38 |
Feverd | 4 | 742 | 0.10 | (0.04-0.23) | 0.82 | 0.89 | (0.75-0.95) | 0.79 |
Lower abdominal painf | 4 | 784 | 0.40 | (0.21-0.62) | 0.74 | 0.64 | (0.41-0.82) | 0.83 |
Urgencyg | 4 | 1039 | 0.75 | (0.69-0.80) | 0.05 | 0.36 | (0.27-0.46) | 0.14 |
a One study reported dysuria as painful voiding (Medina-Bombardo 2003)
d One study reported fever as pyrexica (Lawson 1973
f Different definitions were used: 'Suprapubic pain' (Hummer-Pradier 2005), Suprapubic pressure' (Baerheim), 'abdominal pain' (Fahey 2003)
g One study reported urgency as urgency/frequency (Hummers-Pradier 2005)