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From: Comparing C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and interleukin-6 for the diagnosis of bacterial infection in adult atraumatic patients in a medical center emergency department

Parameters

Sens. (%)

Spec. (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

AUC

CRP (cut-off 60 mg/l)

73.3

93.5

94.3

70.7

0.896

PCT (cut-off 0.6 ng/ml)

77.8

64.5

76.1

66.7

0.724

IL-6 (cut-off 24 ng/ml)

89.2

75.0

89.2

75.0

0.829

  1. Sens., sensitivity; Spec., specificity.
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