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. 2012 Nov 20;7(11):e50100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050100

Table 3. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of clinical features significantly associated with RSV associated pneumonia.

Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictivevalue % Negative predictivevalue
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Fever on admission 33.1 (28.3–38.3) 74.4 (71.0–77.6) 40.0 (34.4–45.8) 68.4 (65.0–71.7)
Tachycardia 18.1 (14.3–22.5) 88.4 (85.8–90.6) 44.2 (36.0–52.6) 67.9 (64.8–71.0)
Bilateral crepitations orwheeze 75.0 (70.1–79.5) 36.8 (33.2–40.5) 37.4 (33.8–41.2) 74.5 (69.5–79.0)