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The NeBoP score - a clinical prediction test for evaluation of children with Lyme
Neuroborreliosis in Europe
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Skogman BH
; Sjöwall J
; Lindgren PE
BMC Pediatr
2015[Dec]; 15
(ä): 214
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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in Europe is based on
clinical symptoms and laboratory data, such as pleocytosis and anti-Borrelia
antibodies in serum and CSF according to guidelines. However, the decision to
start antibiotic treatment on admission cannot be based on Borrelia serology
since results are not available at the time of lumbar puncture. Therefore, an
early prediction test would be useful in clinical practice. The aim of the study
was to develop and evaluate a clinical prediction test for children with LNB in a
relevant European setting. METHOD: Clinical and laboratory data were collected
retrospectively from a cohort of children being evaluated for LNB in Southeast
Sweden. A clinical neuroborreliosis prediction test, the NeBoP score, was
designed to differentiate between a high and a low risk of having LNB. The NeBoP
score was then prospectively validated in a cohort of children being evaluated
for LNB in Central and Southeast Sweden (n?=?190) and controls with other
specific diagnoses (n?=?49). RESULTS: The sensitivity of the NeBoP score was 90 %
(CI 95 %; 82-99 %) and the specificity was 90 % (CI 95 %; 85-96 %). Thus, the
diagnostic accuracy (i.e. how the test correctly discriminates patients from
controls) was 90 % and the area under the curve in a ROC analysis was 0.95. The
positive predictive value (PPV) was 0.83 (CI 95 %; 0.75-0.93) and the negative
predictive value (NPV) was 0.95 (CI 95 %; 0.90-0.99). CONCLUSION: The overall
diagnostic performance of the NeBoP score is high (90 %) and the test is
suggested to be useful for decision-making about early antibiotic treatment in
children being evaluated for LNB in European Lyme endemic areas.