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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity of selected biomarkers for the diagnosis of sepsis

From: Recognizing and managing sepsis: what needs to be done?

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

(95% confidence interval)

(95% confidence interval)

C-reactive protein [58]

0.75

0.67

(0.62–0.84)

(0.56–0.77)

Procalcitonin [25]

0.77

0.79

(0.72–0.81)

(0.74–0.84)

STREM-1 [59]

0.79

0.8

(0.65–0.89)

(0.69–0.88)