Skip to main content

Table 2 BDG test performance

From: Low cut-off value of serum (1,3)-beta-d-glucan for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in non-HIV patients: a retrospective cohort study

 

BDG cut-off

8.5 pg/mL

% (95% CI)

BDG cut-off

31.1 pg/mL

% (95% CI)

Sensitivity

76 (62–87)

36 (23–51)

Specificity

76 (68–84)

89 (83–94)

Positive predictive value

57 (44–69)

58 (39–75)

Negative predictive value

89 (81–94)

77 (70–84)

  1. BDG beta-d-glucan, CI confidence interval