The predictive value of medical history taking and Chlamydia IgG ELISA antibody testing (CAT) in the selection of subfertile women for diagnostic laparoscopy: a clinical prediction model approach | Zendy

S.F.P.J. Coppus | Zendy; Brent C. Opmeer | Zendy; Susan Logan | Zendy; Fulco van der Veen | Zendy; Siladitya Bhattacharya | Zendy; Ben W. Mol | Zendy

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The predictive value of medical history taking and Chlamydia IgG ELISA antibody testing (CAT) in the selection of subfertile women for diagnostic laparoscopy: a clinical prediction model approach

Author(s) -

S.F.P.J. Coppus,

Brent C. Opmeer,

Susan Logan,

Fulco van der Veen,

Siladitya Bhattacharya,

Ben W. Mol

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del521

Subject(s) - chlamydia , predictive value , medicine , antibody , selection (genetic algorithm) , chlamydiaceae , chlamydiales , gynecology , laparoscopy , obstetrics , immunology , surgery , computer science , artificial intelligence

Medical history taking as well as Chlamydia antibody titre (CAT) testing are currently used in the selection of patients for diagnostic laparoscopy with tubal patency testing. Most research has focused on the predictive value of CAT in isolation from medical history. We assessed therefore whether the combination of medical history and CAT improves the efficiency of selecting patients for laparoscopy as compared to the use of either medical history or CAT.

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