Bayesian evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of blood culture media and hypoglycemia in sepsis-suspected calves.
Mathilde Laetitia PasFilip BoyenDonatienne CastelainLaurens ChantillonDominique PaepeFrederik PilleBart PardonJade BokmaPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2024)
PA and PP appear to outperform hypoglycemia as diagnostic tests for sepsis. PA seems most sensitive, but a larger sample size is required to verify this. Accuracy increased greatly after excluding assumed contaminants. The type of culture did not influence TTP or the contamination rate.