Research Article

Diagnostic Value and Prognostic Significance of Procalcitonin Combined with C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Bacterial Bloodstream Infection

Table 5

Diagnostic efficacy of PCT, hs-CRP, and combined blood culture in patients with bloodstream infection.

IndexAUC (95% CI)Truncation valueSensitivity (%)Specificity degree (%)Youden index

PCT (ng/ml)0.946 (0.911~0.974)1.28388.6194.020.818
hs-CRP (mg/l)0.783 (0.681~0.892)31.68463.7592.540.557
PCT+hs-CRP0.991 (0.972~1.000)304.3994.1898.730.921