Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is elusive to diagnosis. Two widely used clinical scores are the Thwaites diagnostic score (TDS) and The Lancet Consensus score (LCS). We aim to evaluate the accuracy of these scores in a retrospective cohort o...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Yahia Z. Imam (9401836) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Hassan Ahmedullah (17058081) (author), Prem Chandra (9072038) (author), Muna Almaslamani (14182312) (author), Abdulatif Alkhal (17058084) (author), Dirk Deleu (4919410) (author)
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author2 Hassan Ahmedullah (17058081)
Prem Chandra (9072038)
Muna Almaslamani (14182312)
Abdulatif Alkhal (17058084)
Dirk Deleu (4919410)
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Hassan Ahmedullah (17058081)
Prem Chandra (9072038)
Muna Almaslamani (14182312)
Abdulatif Alkhal (17058084)
Dirk Deleu (4919410)
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Hassan Ahmedullah (17058081)
Prem Chandra (9072038)
Muna Almaslamani (14182312)
Abdulatif Alkhal (17058084)
Dirk Deleu (4919410)
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Tuberculosis meningitis
Meningitis
Diagnosis
Thwaites diagnostic score
Lancet consensus score
Sensitivity
Specificity
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description <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is elusive to diagnosis. Two widely used clinical scores are the Thwaites diagnostic score (TDS) and The Lancet Consensus score (LCS). We aim to evaluate the accuracy of these scores in a retrospective cohort of meningitis patients.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective review of all meningitis cases admitted to a tertiary center in a 7-year period. The primary outcome was the sensitivity and the specificity of a preset cutoff on the TDS and the LCS and finding the best cutoff value with optimum sensitivity and specificity using Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">We included 156 cases of meningitis; 80 TBM and 76 controls (other meningitides). Seventy-eight (97.5%) of TB cases were suggestive of TBM compared to 45(59.2%) of controls (p < .001) using the TDS. Sensitivity was 97.5% and specificity was 40.8%. The PPV was 63.4% and the NPV was 93.9%. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.80 (0.73–0.87 at 95% CI). When calculated for bacterial meningitis vs TBM a cutoff of 4 showed excellent sensitivity (93%) and specificity (96%). AUC =0.96 (0.89–1.00 at 95% CI). While for the LCS, 67 (83.3%) were suggestive of TBM vs. 11 controls (14.5%) (p < .001). Sensitivity was 83.8%, specificity was 85.5%, and PPV and NPV were 85.9% and 83.3% respectfully. The AUC was 0.93 (95% CI 0.89–0.97).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">The TDS performs best in differentiating bacterial meningitis from TBM and has a good negative predictive value. The LCS has good sensitivity and specificity in differentiating TBM from others forms of meningitides.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of the Neurological Sciences<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116979" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116979</a></p>
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spelling Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort studyYahia Z. Imam (9401836)Hassan Ahmedullah (17058081)Prem Chandra (9072038)Muna Almaslamani (14182312)Abdulatif Alkhal (17058084)Dirk Deleu (4919410)Biomedical and clinical sciencesNeurosciencesTuberculosis meningitisMeningitisDiagnosisThwaites diagnostic scoreLancet consensus scoreSensitivitySpecificity<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is elusive to diagnosis. Two widely used clinical scores are the Thwaites diagnostic score (TDS) and The Lancet Consensus score (LCS). We aim to evaluate the accuracy of these scores in a retrospective cohort of meningitis patients.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A retrospective review of all meningitis cases admitted to a tertiary center in a 7-year period. The primary outcome was the sensitivity and the specificity of a preset cutoff on the TDS and the LCS and finding the best cutoff value with optimum sensitivity and specificity using Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">We included 156 cases of meningitis; 80 TBM and 76 controls (other meningitides). Seventy-eight (97.5%) of TB cases were suggestive of TBM compared to 45(59.2%) of controls (p < .001) using the TDS. Sensitivity was 97.5% and specificity was 40.8%. The PPV was 63.4% and the NPV was 93.9%. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.80 (0.73–0.87 at 95% CI). When calculated for bacterial meningitis vs TBM a cutoff of 4 showed excellent sensitivity (93%) and specificity (96%). AUC =0.96 (0.89–1.00 at 95% CI). While for the LCS, 67 (83.3%) were suggestive of TBM vs. 11 controls (14.5%) (p < .001). Sensitivity was 83.8%, specificity was 85.5%, and PPV and NPV were 85.9% and 83.3% respectfully. The AUC was 0.93 (95% CI 0.89–0.97).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">The TDS performs best in differentiating bacterial meningitis from TBM and has a good negative predictive value. The LCS has good sensitivity and specificity in differentiating TBM from others forms of meningitides.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of the Neurological Sciences<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116979" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116979</a></p>2020-06-14T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.jns.2020.116979https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Accuracy_of_clinical_scoring_systems_for_the_diagnosis_of_tuberculosis_meningitis_in_a_case_mix_of_meningitides_a_retrospective_cohort_study/24210696CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242106962020-06-14T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
Yahia Z. Imam (9401836)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Tuberculosis meningitis
Meningitis
Diagnosis
Thwaites diagnostic score
Lancet consensus score
Sensitivity
Specificity
status_str publishedVersion
title Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
title_full Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
title_fullStr Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
title_short Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
title_sort Accuracy of clinical scoring systems for the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis in a case mix of meningitides a retrospective cohort study
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Neurosciences
Tuberculosis meningitis
Meningitis
Diagnosis
Thwaites diagnostic score
Lancet consensus score
Sensitivity
Specificity