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Table 5 Performance of CRP in different settings

From: Prospective evaluation of the usefulness of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a sub-Saharan African region

Area

Method

Sample size

Performance

   

Sensitivity

specificity

PPV

NPV

Bangkok (Thailand) [25]

Quantitative

76

100.0%

94.0%

91.6%

100.0%

Brazil [26]

Quantitative

69

78.6%

87.5%

91.7%

70.0%

Tamil, Nadu (India) [23]

Semi-quantitative

250

80.0%

60.0%

7.7%

98.6%

Rawalpindi (Pakistan) [20]

Qualitative

100

85.6%

95.0%

82.7%

95.9%

Delhi (India) [21]

Qualitative

150

76.0%

79.0%

37.0%

96.0%

*Port Harcourt (Nigeria)

Qualitative

420

74.0%

74.1%

68.4%

79.0%

  1. *present study.