Performance of a diagnostic algorithm for fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. A case-control study.
Sabina A GulerEva WohlfarthSabina BerezowskaThomas K GeiserLukas EbnerManuela Funke-ChambourPublished in: Respiratory research (2021)
The algorithm-derived ≥ 70% diagnostic confidence had satisfactory test performance for MDD-HP diagnosis, with insufficient sensitivity for ≥ 90% confidence. The lowest risk of death in the MDD-derived HP diagnosis validates the reference standard and suggests that a diagnostic algorithm not including MDD, might not replace the latter.