Sensitivity,specificity and predictive values of anterior chamber tap in cases of bacterial endophthalmitis
作者机构：Retina DepartmentAsociación para Evitar la Ceguera en MexicoHospital“Dr.Luis Sanchez Bulnes”IAPMexico CityMexico Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de PueblaPueblaMexico Ophthalmology DepartmentMacula Retina ConsultantsMexico CityMexico
出 版 物：《Eye and Vision》 (眼视光学杂志（英文）)
年 卷 期：2017年第4卷第1期
页 面：100-105页
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主 题：Aqueous humour Endophthalmitis Anterior chamber tap Diagnostic test Vitreous tap Aqueous sampling Sensibility Sensitivity
摘 要：Background:To assess the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of anterior chamber tap for the diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis on a population with high prevalence.Methods:Retrospective,single centre,case series study.We reviewed all medical records with clinical diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis in our hospital from January 1st,2000 to December 31st 2014.From each record,we documented general demographic data,best corrected visual acuity and vitreous and aqueous tap microbiological results.All cases were further divided according to the endophthalmitis aetiology to perform individual calculations of sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value,accuracy and prevalence.We used the results of the vitreous tap as the gold standard for diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis.We excluded those records in which the aqueous and vitreous samples were not taken simultaneously or had an incomplete microbiological report.Significance were assessed with chi squared statistics,with an alpha value of 0.05 for statistical significance.Results:A total of 190 cases fulfilled the inclusion/exclusion criteria.Positive culture rate from vitreous samples was 64.74%.Positive culture rate from aqueous sample was 32.11%.Bacteria isolated from aqueous samples matched those isolated from vitreous samples 78.68%of the time.The overall sensitivity was 38.21%,specificity:75.51%,positive predictive value:79.66%,negative predictive value:32.74%(p=0.08).Subgroup analysis showed that anterior chamber taps in cases of post-surgical endophthalmitis had a moderate to low sensitivity(37.73%),high specificity(93%)and high positive predictive value(95%)(p0.04).Conclusion:The sensitivity and specificity of anterior chamber tap are low and should not be used for critical therapeutic decisions in patients with suspected bacterial endophthalmitis.In cases of post-surgical endophthalmitis,the result of an anterior chamber tap could be used for therapeutic guidance,but only in conjunction with clinical presentation and in the absence of a better method for diagnosis.
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