Ability of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Discriminating between Bacterial and Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Using Decision Tree

<div>A fast-and-frugal tree (FFT) for classifying patients as either with BM or with EVM based on up to two parameters. It should be interpreted as if a patient’s procalcitonin value is more than 0.16 ng/mL, classify as BM. If not, check the CRP value. If this is less or equal 31.2 mg/L, classify as EVM, otherwise, classify as BM.</div>

BioMed Research International

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Figure 1: Ability of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Discriminating between Bacterial and Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Using Decision Tree 

Figure 1 | Ability of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Discriminating between Bacterial and Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Using Decision Tree 