Duke Criteria: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Infective Endocarditis:
Need: 2 major OR 1 major + 3 minor OR 5 minor positive blood cx with typical organisms
vegetations on echo
new murmur
serology or culture of Coxiella burnetii
fever
predisposing valvular problem or IV drug use
evidence of emboli
evidence of immune complex deposition
positive blood cultures of non-typical organisms
Need: 2 major OR 1 major + 3 minor OR 5 minor
Major Criteria:
Minor Criteria:
Other study found sens and spec of 86% and 82% (http://www.psmid.org.ph/vol26/vol26num4topic5.pdf)
Associated Diagnoses:
76% sensitive, 97% specific
100% sensitive, 88% specific