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A characteristic of the performance of a diagnostic test, defined as the proportion of persons who have a positive test result among the persons who have the disease; it is calculated as follows: true positives ÷ (true positives + false negatives).  3, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20sensitivity

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[Not to be confused with "analytical sensitivity" which] represents the smallest amount of substance in a sample that can accurately be measured by an assay. ... Diagnostic sensitivity often has more to do with the ability to obtain the target substance in a processed sample from a person who has the condition than with the ability to detect very low concentrations of a substance. If the target substance is not in the processed sample because of vagaries of sampling or processing, an assay with perfect analytical sensitivity still fails to give a positive result.  4, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20sensitivity

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sensitivity: Although this term is widely used to refer to "diagnostic sensitivity," it is preferable to use the exact term "diagnostic sensitivity" to avoid confusion with "analytical sensitivity."  5, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20sensitivity

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sensitivity: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.  6, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20sensitivity

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Caractéristique de la performance d’un test diagnostique, qui se définit comme la proportion des personnes qui ont un résultat de test positif parmi les malades; elle se calcule ainsi : [vrais positifs ÷ (vrais positifs + faux négatifs)].  3, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20diagnostique

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L'utilisation particulière des termes «spécificité» et «sensibilité» [...] dans le contexte de la valeur diagnostique des examens de laboratoire prête parfois à confusion, puisque ces termes sont également employés pour décrire des qualités strictement analytiques des examens. [...] dans ce dernier cas, la «sensibilité» traduit la capacité de détecter les faibles concentrations du paramètre [...]  4, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20diagnostique

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sensibilité : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.  5, record 1, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20diagnostique

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