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. 2016 Jan 28;22(4):1639–1649. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1639

Table 4.

Diagnosis of infectious diarrhea by fecal volatile organic compounds detection

Ref. Year Category Disease (:control) AUC Accuracy Sensitivity Specificity Sample No. Control No.
McGuire et al[63] 2014 Diarrhea Clostridium difficile - 83% 85% 80% 50 50
Tait et al[62] 2013 Diarrhea Clostridium difficile - - 83% 100% 77 23
Al-Kateb et al[71] 2012 Diarrhea Rotavirus - - - - 27 53
Garner et al[72] 2009 Diarrhea Vibrio cholera - - - - 6 3
Garner et al[61] 2007 Diarrhea Clostridium difficile - - 96% - 22 30
Garner et al[61] 2007 Diarrhea Campylobacter jejuni - - 96% - 31 30
Probert et al[60] 2004 Diarrhea Clostridium difficile - - 83% 97% 6 6
Probert et al[60] 2004 Diarrhea Campylobacter - - 100% 92% 5 6
Probert et al[60] 2004 Diarrhea Rotavirus - - 100% 97% 5 6
Probert et al[60] 2004 Diarrhea Non-Rota enteritis - - 63% 96% 19 6
Diarrhea pooled mean: - 83% 88% 94% - -

If no control is specified, the comparison is against a healthy control. AUC: Area under the curve.