Table 5

Diagnostic value of models for prediction of empiric antibiotic treatment failure in neonates.

MLR analysis

Classification and regression tree analysis


24 h model

72 h model

24 h model

72 h model


Sensitivity (%)

61

80

75

81


Specificity (%)

90

78

89

88*


Positive predictive value (%)

48

33

46

46


Negative predictive value (%)

94

97

97

97


* difference from MLR model of the same time point significant at p < 0.05

MLR - multiple logistic regression

Metsvaht et al. BMC Pediatrics 2009 9:72   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-72

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