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Table 3 Diagnostic abilities of CD64, PCT and CRP in discerning septic arthritis from non-infectious arthritis

From: CD64 as a potential biomarker in septic arthritis

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

AUC*

CD64 (cutoff 2.2)

59%

98%

0.69 (0.51–0.88)

0.92 (0.78–1.00)

PCT (cutoff 0.50)

52%

98%

0.85 (0.74–0.96)

0.90 (0.79–1.00)

CRP (cutoff 120)

91%

76%

0.92 (0.87–0.98)

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

CRP (cutoff 240)

48%

98%

  
  1. PCT in mg/L; CRP in mg/L; AUC area under the curve (95% confidence-interval), AUC*, area under the curve when excluding septic arthritis cases caused by coagulase negative staphylococci.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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