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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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