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Table 8 Sensitivity and specificity of Pentraxin level in the diagnosis of cases

From: The assessment of pentraxin 3: a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in lower respiratory tract infections in children

Variable

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

PPV

NPV

Cut off point

p-value (95% CI)

Pentraxin level

93.3%

70%

90.7%

75.7%

91.3%

8.84

< 0.001

(0.857–0.956)

  1. AUC: Area under curve, PPV: positive predictive value, NPP: Negative predictive value, CI: Confidence interval
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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