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. 2013 Feb 13;346:f866. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f866

Table 2.

 Performance of the NICE traffic light system with and without urine analysis for detection of serious bacterial infections. Values are percentages (95% confidence intervals)

Illness (n=3653) Traffic light only (amber or red positive) Traffic light with urine analysis†
Leukocyte esterase or nitrite positive Leukocyte esterase positive Nitrite positive Leukocyte esterase and nitrite positive
Any serious bacterial infection*:
 Sensitivity 80.7 (76.9 to 83.9) 92.1 (89.3 to 94.1) 91.3 (88.4 to 93.4) 86.6 (83.3 to 89.3) 85.8 (82.4 to 88.6)
 Specificity 25.0 (23.5 to 26.5) 22.3 (20.9 to 23.8) 22.5 (21.1 to 23.9) 24.6 (23.1 to 26.1) 24.8 (23.3 to 26.3)
Urinary tract infection:
 Sensitivity 78.5 (73.9 to 82.4) 93.9 (90.9 to 95.9) 92.8 (89.7 to 95.1) 86.5 (82.6 to 89.6) 85.4 (81.3 to 88.6)
 Specificity 24.5 (23.1 to 25.9) 21.9 (20.5 to 23.4) 22.1 (20.7 to 23.5) 24.2 (22.8 to 25.7) 24.4 (22.9 to 25.9)
Bacteraemia:
 Sensitivity 81.5(63.3 to 91.8) 81.5 (63.3 to 91.8) 81.5 (63.3 to 91.8) 81.5 (63.3 to 91.8) 81.5 (63.3 to 91.8)
 Specificity 24.3 (22.9 to 25.7) 20.4 (19.1 to 21.8) 20.6 (19.3 to 21.9) 23.2 (21.8 to 24.6) 23.4 (22.0 to 24.8)
Pneumonia:
 Sensitivity 88.9 (82.1 to 93.4) 88.9 (82.1 to 93.4) 88.9 (82.1 to 93.4) 88.9 (82.1 to 93.4) 88.9 (82.1 to 93.4)
 Specificity 24.7 (23.3 to 26.1) 20.7 (19.4 to 22.1) 20.9 (19.6 to 22.3) 23.5 (22.1 to 24.9) 23.8 (22.4 to 25.2)

*Presence of any one or more serious bacterial infection.

†Test positive is presence of amber or red traffic light feature, or positive urine analysis, or both.