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Table 2 (abstract P14). Diagnostic Value of Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), and Procalcitonin (PCT) for Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department

From: Sepsis 2019

 

Severity

AUC (95% CI)

Cutoff value

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

P value

IL-6

Sepsis

0.99 (0.97-1.00)

5.89

97.0

97.2

<0.001

(pg/ml)

Septic shock

0.90 (0.85-0.95)

53.59

91.8

63.2

<0.001

PTX-3

Sepsis

0.97 (0.95-0.99)

6.02

92.6

97.4

<0.001

(ng/ml)

Septic shock

0.84 (0.77-0.90)

12.05

93.2

60.7

<0.001

PCT

Sepsis

0.91 (0.86-0.96)

0.23

77.7

94.9

<0.001

(ng/ml)

Septic shock

0.86 (0.79-0.92)

0.83

75.0

83.1

<0.001

  1. AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval