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Table 3 Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) for CRB-65, CURB-65 and CURSI

From: External validation of the CURSI criteria (confusion, urea, respiratory rate and shock index) in adults hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia

Severity score

AUROC

95% CI

Score points

  

CRB-65

0.633

0.560–0.705

CURB-65

0.676

0.607–0.746

CURSI

0.682

0.609–0.754

Risk categories

  

CRB-65

0.585

0.511–0.659

CURB-65

0.665

0.595–0.735

CURSI

0.618

0.536–0.699

  1. Definition of risk categories.
  2. CRB-65: low risk = 0 points; intermediate risk = 1–2 points; high risk = 3–4 points.
  3. CURB-65: low risk = 0–1 points; intermediate risk = 2 points; high risk = 3–5 points.
  4. CURSI: low risk = 0–1 points; high risk = 2–4 points.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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