Table 5. Positive predictive values (PPVs), negative predictive values (NPVs), sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios of clinical features used to distinguish patients of the APCF of the EWMSC, T&T (Dec 2013 –Nov 2014) with DF ⱡ infection from patients with CHIKF ⱡ .
Parameters | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) |
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Platelet count (<150x103/μl), abdominal pain | 7.3 | 96.3 | 75.0 | 40.6 |
Joint pain, rash | 72.7 | 82.1 | 53.3 | 91.4 |
Joint pain, white blood cell count (<7x103/μl) | 91.7 | 50.0 | 37.9 | 94.7 |
White blood cell count (<7x103/μl), rash | 50.0 | 84.4 | 53.3 | 82.6 |
White blood cell count (<7x103/μl), rash, joint pain | 87.5 | 78.3 | 58.3 | 94.7 |
ⱡ Defined as a positive result by RT-qPCR and/or positive for IgM/IgG antibodies by ELISA