Cochrane · systematic review · CD012777
Abdominal ultrasound for diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis or disseminated tuberculosis with abdominal involvement in HIV‐positive individuals
Van Hoving, DJ, Griesel, R, Meintjes, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings for abdominal ultrasound (any abnormality)
Population: HIV‐positive individuals
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Test result | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
True positives (participants correctly classified as having tuberculosis) | no estimate extracted | 368 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
False negatives (participants incorrectly classified as not having tuberculosis) | no estimate extracted | 368 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
True negatives (participants correctly classified as not having tuberculosis) | no estimate extracted | 511 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
False positives (participants incorrectly classified as having tuberculosis) | no estimate extracted | 511 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |