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Table 1 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of C-reactive protein using blood culture as the gold standard

From: The usefulness of C-reactive protein as a biomarker in predicting neonatal sepsis in a sub-Saharan African region

CRP

Blood culture

Total

P-value

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Positive

Negative

Positive

66

28

94

< 0.000

95.7

82.4

70.2

97.8

Negative

3

131

134

Total

69

159

228

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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