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Table 1 Interpretation of likelihood ratios

From: Predicting the microbial cause of community-acquired pneumonia: can physicians or a data-driven method differentiate viral from bacterial pneumonia at patient presentation?

LR+

LR-

Discriminant properties

> 10

< 0.1

High

5–10

0.1–0.2

Moderate

2–5

0.2–0.5

Low

1–2

0.5–1

Very low

  1. LR+, positive likelihood ratio; LR-, negative likelihood ratio
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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