Table 6 Point estimates for absolute blood neutrophil count and procalcitonin to diagnose an underlying bacterial infection when fever after bronchoscopy occurs
Variables | Sensitivity | Specificity | LHR+ | LHR- | J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood neutrophils, G/L | |||||
 5.0 | 90% | 16% | 1.07 | 0.63 | 0.06 |
 10.0 | 72% | 79% | 3.43 | 0.35 | 0.51 |
 12.0 | 63% | 91% | 7.00 | 0.41 | 0.54 |
Procalcitonin, ng/mL | |||||
 0.1 | 98% | 60% | 2.45 | 0.03 | 0.58 |
 0.2 | 90% | 73% | 3.33 | 0.14 | 0.63 |
 0.5 | 81% | 84% | 5.06 | 0.23 | 0.65 |
 1.0 | 72% | 97% | 2.40 | 0.29 | 0.69 |