Development and validation of a diagnostic clinical prediction model for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: A retrospective analysis
The proposed five-variable model exhibited excellent discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility in both internal and external cohorts. Its simplicity and reliance on routinely available data make it a practical adjunct for clinicians in diagnosing PTB among adults with suspected disease.
Authors
- Jie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9254-4413)
- Tao Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4144-4500)
- Ruicheng Hu
- Aiguo Dai
- Zhiyi He
- Liming Zhu
- Xi Yi
- Minmin Xiao
- Huifang Teng
- Daiyan Fu
- Huaying Lou
Institutions
- Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Hunan Normal University (CN)
- Changsha Central Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University (CN)
- Hunan Province Chest Hospital (CN)
- Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- University of South China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261418844
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00