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. 2021 Nov 18;4:160. doi: 10.1038/s41746-021-00526-0

Table 3.

Diagnostic accuracy of SSI diagnosis within 48 h of submission of response, according to the overall evaluation, and the respective patient-reported symptoms and wound image evaluations on clinical review.

Clinical diagnosis of SSI within 48 h Diagnostic accuracy (%)
Yes No AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI)
Overall Impression Moderate-high risk 4 (16.0) 21 (84.0) 75.4 (55.5–95.2) 57.1 (20.5–93.8) 93.6 (90.9–96.2) 16.0 (1.6–30.4) 99.0 (97.9–100)
Low-risk 3 (1.0) 307 (99.0)
Wound Image Moderate-high risk 4 (23.5) 13 (76.5) 76.2 (56.3–96.0) 57.1 (20.5–93.8) 95.2 (92.7–97.8) 23.5 (3.4–43.7) 98.9 (97.6–100)
Low-risk 3 (1.1) 259 (98.9)
Patient-reported symptoms Moderate-high risk 7 (12.1) 51 (87.9) 92.2 (90.2–94.2) 100 (100–100) 84.4 (80.5–88.3) 12.1 (3.7–20.5) 100 (100–100)
Low-risk 0 (0.0) 276 (100.0)