Polio
Predictors of virologically confirmed poliomyelitis in India, 1998-2000
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 2nd, 2003
According to a study from an international group, "As we progress toward eradication of polio, a growing proportion of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) reported are due to causes other than polio. AFP surveillance data from India for 1998-2000 were analyzed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of signs and symptoms present at initial case investigation and of residual weakness (which is used to classify AFP cases) for virologically confirmed poliomyelitis."
"Sensitivity was highest for age of <5 years (93%-97%) and residual weakness (74%-96%)," wrote Kathryn A. Kohler and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States...
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