Table 3.
Specificity and sensitivity of different IL-6 cut-off levels for positive blood cultures
| IL-6 cut-off ng/l | 104.5 | 180.5 | 312.8 | 419.3 |
| Specificity % | 22.6 | 48.3 | 56.5 | 67.7 |
| Sensitivity % | 87.1 | 84.6 | 79.5 | 66.6 |
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