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A screening system for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis using artificial neural networks
Author(s) -
João Baptista de Oliveira e Souza Filho,
J. M. Seixas,
Rafael Mello Galliez,
Basílio de Bragança Pereira,
Fernanda C. de Q Mello,
Alcione Miranda dos Santos,
Afrânio Lineu Kritski
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.019
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , receiver operating characteristic , logistic regression , cart , multilayer perceptron , artificial neural network , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering
Molecular tests show low sensitivity for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). A screening and risk assessment system for smear-negative PTB using artificial neural networks (ANNs) based on patient signs and symptoms is proposed.

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