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Table 1 Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for mortality prediction of five severity-of-illness scoring systems in 132 outbreak patients with confirmed and presumptive Legionnaires' disease

From: Severity of illness scoring systems in community-acquired Legionella pneumonia

 

Sensitivity

(n= 16) (%)

Specificity

(n= 119) (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

PSI class IV and V

94

44

19

98

CURB-65 score ≥2

88

47

19

97

CRB-65 score ≥2

81

58

21

96

Modifi ed ATS

31

91

31

91

IDSA/ATS

63

77

26

94

  1. PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.
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