Do Two Screening Tools for Chikungunya Virus Infection that were Developed among Younger Population Work Equally as Well in Patients Aged over 65 Years?

Lidvine GodaertFatiha NajioullahLionel BousquetThomas MalmontetBenoît FournetRaymond CésaireJean-Luc FanonMoustapha Dramé

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

Performances were very poor for both tools, although specificity was good to excellent. Our results suggest that screening scores developed in young population are not accurate in identifying CVI in older people.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
patient reported