Research Article

[Retracted] C-Reactive Protein, Procalcitonin, and a Novel Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Target of Thrombocytopenia in Sepsis

Table 9

Diagnostic value of CRP, PCT and CRP + PCT tandem for sepsis.

VariableCutoff valueAUC (95% CI)Standard errorPoor sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)

CRP97.07 mg/0.87 (0.82∼0.88)0.02377.880.7<0.001
PCT1.35 ng/mL0.92 (0.87∼0.95)0.01486.679.7<0.001
PCT + CRP0.93 (0.88∼0.96)0.01684.587.7<0.001