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. 2015 Feb;21(2):259–264. doi: 10.3201/eid2102.131249

Table 4. Predictors of death among patients with Vibrio vulnificus infection, South Korea, 2000–2011*.

Predictor Sensitivity, %
Predictive value, %
Likelihood ratio
Specificity, % Positive Negative Positive Negative
pH level
<7.30 87.5 94.4 93.3 89.5 15.63 0.13
<7.35 100.0 83.3 84.2 100.0 5.99 0
<7.40
100.0
61.1
69.6
100.0

2.57
0
APACHE II score
>13 87.5 61.1 66.7 84.6 2.25 0.20
>14 75.0 66.7 66.7 75.0 2.25 0.37
>15 75.0 77.8 75.0 77.8 3.38 0.32

*APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.