Predictors of Virologically Confirmed Poliomyelitis in India, 1998–2000

As we progress toward eradication of polio, a growing proportion of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) reported are due to causes other than polio. AFP surveillance data from India for 1998–2000 were analyzed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of signs and symptoms present at initial c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2002-12, Vol.35 (11), p.1321-1327
Hauptverfasser:	Kohler, Kathryn A., Hlady, W. Gary, Banerjee, Kaushik, Francis, Paul, Durrani, Sunita, Zuber, Patrick L. F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord Children Female Fever Human viral diseases Humans India - epidemiology Infectious diseases Major Articles Male Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Oral poliovirus vaccine Paralysis Paralysis - etiology Polio Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis - diagnosis Poliomyelitis - epidemiology Poliomyelitis - physiopathology Poliomyelitis - virology Poliovirus Population Surveillance Surveillance Symptoms Tropical medicine Viral diseases Viral diseases of the nervous system Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	As we progress toward eradication of polio, a growing proportion of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) reported are due to causes other than polio. AFP surveillance data from India for 1998–2000 were analyzed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of signs and symptoms present at initial case investigation and of residual weakness (which is used to classify AFP cases) for virologically confirmed poliomyelitis. Sensitivity was highest for age of
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/344190