Predictive performance of procalcitonin (PCT) level in clinical response to beta-lactam treatment.

<p>PCT thresholds are in ng/mL.</p><p>Numbers in square brackets are 95% confidence intervals.</p><p>Abbreviations: PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; PLR, positive likelihood ratio, NLR, negative likelihood ratio.</p

Distribution of procalcitonin (PCT) level according to clinical response to beta-lactam treatment. The short, bold, horizontal lines are the median for each group.

<p>Distribution of procalcitonin (PCT) level according to clinical response to beta-lactam treatment. The short, bold, horizontal lines are the median for each group.</p