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. 2012 Sep 27;6(9):e1786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001786

Table 3. Sensitivity (sens.), specificity (spec.), positive predictive value (PPV) and area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) for decision tree models to discriminate between dengue fever (DF) or dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) versus chikungunya, using data at presentation.

Model Suitable for less resourced settings? Sens. detect DF/DHF Spec. detect DF/DHF PPV detect DF/DHF Sens. detect chikungunya Spec. detect chikungunya PPV detect chikungunya AUC
chikungunya vs DF Yes 0.95 0.36 0.84 0.36 0.95 0.64 0.59
chikungunya vs DF No 0.99 0.52 0.88 0.52 0.99 0.95 0.91
chikungunya vs DHF Yes 0.95 0.90 0.76 0.90 0.95 0.98 0.91
chikungunya vs DHF No 0.93 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.97 0.99