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Table 1 Base case of study

From: Cost-effectiveness of procalcitonin for detection of serious bacterial infections in children presenting with fever without source

Variable

Base case

Valor Low

Valor High

Reference

Probability of SBI

0,41

0,308

0,513

10

Rochester scale Sensitivity

0,96

0,717

1,000

13

Rochester scale Specificity

0,49

0,368

0,613

13

CPR Sensitivity

0,74

0,555

0,925

12

CPR Specificity

0,76

0,570

0,950

12

PCT Sensitivity

0,61

0,458

0,763

11

PCT Specificity

0,94

0,705

1,000

11

Costs of a true positive SBI case

1050

788

1313

 

Costs of a true false negative case of SBI

1946

1122

1870

 

Costs of a true false positive case of SBI

883

625

1041

 

Cost of PCT

68

51

85

 

Cost of Rochester scale

17

13

21

 

Cost of CPR

10

8

13