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SANCHEZ-VILLALOBOS, Alfredo et al. Validity, Accuracy and Coefficient of Probability of the Test Urine Reactive Strips and Microscopic Examination of the Urinary Sediment in the Diagnosis of Bovine Enzootic Hematuria. Rev. Cient. (Maracaibo) [online]. 2006, vol.16, n.6, pp.604-612. ISSN 0798-2259.

Screning results of 575 bovines from eleven farms of the Campo Elías Municipality, Mérida State, Venezuela, were evaluated with the intention of knowing the validity, security and coefficient of probability of the tests urine reactive dip strips (URS) and microscopic examination of the urinary sediment (USME) as used options to support the diagnosis of Bovine Enzootic Hematuria (BEH), also in order to delineate strategies to face the problematic in the herds. The data were compared individual and altogether (parallel and in series) with the results of posmortem histophatological evaluation of 94 ill animals, it was considered a standard gold test. The analysis of the evidences demonstrates: (i) high validity degree, derivative of the high sensitivity (Sn) and specificity (Sp); (II) excellent level of security, measured trough values of prediction (PV+, PV-), for an apparent prevalence of 16.34% and; (III) extraordinary coefficient of positive probability (VR+) and negative (VR-). In addition, it is discussed the difficulty to compare or to extrapolate preceding investigations when there is not data, such as: cut off point in the definition of the microscopic hematuria term, values of prediction and prevalence of BEH, among others. One concludes that under the existing conditions in the zone of study, the URS method is sufficient for the confirmation of the clinical cases of BEH. On the other hand, when requiring discarding the disease is necessary to go directly to the USME; moreover, it is defined that the use in parallel of both of the test are equivalent to a standard gold test. As a result of such evidences a work algorithm is proposed to be followed in the early diagnosis of the herds threatened by the consumption of the Pteridium; this pattern requires futures evaluations

Palabras clave : Bovine enzootic hematuria; Pteridium; clinical epidemiologic.