The reference value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate for differential diagnosis of rheumatic fever among Bangladeshi children.

Abstract:

:The aim of the present study is to determine the reference value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate for differential diagnosis of rheumatic fever in the National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh among patients with signs and symptoms which may be related to acute rheumatic fever. All medical records for the patients aged 5 to 20 years who attended the outpatient department of the hospital between July, 1994 and November, 1995 were reviewed. Fifty-three of 337 such patients had acute rheumatic fever defined by the updated Jones criteria. The performance of erythrocyte sedimentation rate test was evaluated by sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and receiver operating characteristic curve. The findings of this study suggest that the lower limit for a positive test should be considered at 30 mm (Westergren 1 h) in this hospital.

journal_name

J Epidemiol

journal_title

Journal of epidemiology

authors

Zaman MM,Yoshiike N,Chowdhury AH,Ahmed J,Hassan MM,Faruque GM,Mahmud RS,Rouf MA,Haque S,Tanaka H

doi

10.2188/jea.6.109

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-06-01 00:00:00

pages

109-13

issue

2

eissn

0917-5040

issn

1349-9092

journal_volume

6

pub_type

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