Table 2: The accuracy of serum-procalcitonin in predicting the severity of spreading odontogenic infection.

 

Diagnostic Accuracy

p- value

95% CI

Sensitivity %

Specificity %

NPV

PPV

Positive Likelihood Ratio

Negative Likelihood Ratio

Cut-Off Point

Presentation Serum Procalcitonin

0.60

0.33

0.40-0.77

53.30

75.00

83.70

40.00

1.6

0.5

168.30