Skip to main content

Table 2 The area under the curve (AUC), cut-off values, sensitivity, and specificity for biomarkers invasive aspergillosis cases

From: Significance of biomarkers in stewardship program in pediatric patients infected with Aspergillus species

 

sTREM-1

Procalcitonin

Lactate dehydrogenase

C-reactive protein

White blood cells

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

AUC

0.7

0.8

0.9

0.9

0.5

0.8

95% CIa

0.6% to 0.8%

0.75% to 0.84%

0.85% to 97%

0.85% to 0.94%

0.45% to 0.58%

0.73% to 0.85%

P-value

0.003

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.29

 < 0.0001

Cut- off Value

 > 190

 > 260

 > 252

 > 7

 ≤ 4930

 > 23

Sensitivity

71.2%

80.8%

91.8%

90.4%

49.3%

83.6%

95% CI

59% to 81%

70% to 88.2%

83.2% to 96.2%

81% to 96%

37% to 61%

73% to 91%

Specificity

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

94.4%

95% CI

81.5% to100%

81.5% to100%

81.5% to100%

81.5% to100%

81.5% to100%

72.7% to 99.9%

PPVa

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

98.4

NPVa

46.2

56.2

75

72

32.7

58.6

  1. aCI confidence interval, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value