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Table 3 The levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) at the time of diagnosis, sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of CRP for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in children (cut-off values of 2mg/dl)

From: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis pyelonephritis in a child: a case report

Reference number

N

Mean ± SD, mg/dl

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

PPV, %

NPV, %

Smolkin et al. 2002 [16]

42

12

100

18.5

30.9

100

Pecile et al. 2004 [17]

53

10.6 ±2.6

94.4

31.9

61.4

83.3

Nikfar et al. 2010 [18]

62

ND

80

65

79

67

Xu et al. 2014 [19]

21

6.82 ±3.94

85.71

48

50

80

  1. ND: not described.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports

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