The Relationship Between Blood Sample Volume and Diagnostic Sensitivity of Blood Culture for Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

J Infect Dis · 2018 · PMC6226661 · PMID 30307563

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borderline significantP = .046actually significant

Three studies ( Supplementary Material; Hoffman 1986, Gasem 1995, Wain 2008 ) previously examined the relationship between sample volume and blood culture sensitivity directly, but one of these studies did not find conclusive evidence to support the hypothesized relationship ( Supplementary Material, Gasem 1995 ) and another ( Supplementary Material, Hoffman 1986 ) was borderline significant ( P = .046 by Pearson’s χ 2 test).

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a weak trendno p-value reported

Subgroup analysis showed significant heterogeneity by patient age and a weak trend towards higher sensitivity among more recent studies.

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