[Retracted] Monitoring Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Specific Antibody, C-Reactive Protein, and Procalcitonin Levels in Children with Mycoplasma Pneumonia Is Important

Table 3

Comparison of application value of single and combined detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific antibody IgM, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia [% ()].

Test method	Accuracy rate	Sensitivity	Specificity	Positive predictive value	Negative predictive value
Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific antibody IgM	82.29 (158/192)	70.83 (68/96)	93.75 (90/96)	91.89 (68/74)	76.27 (90/118)
C-reactive protein	80.21 (154/192)	62.50 (60/96)	97.92 (94/96)	96.77 (60/62)	72.31 (94/130)
Procalcitonin	66.67 (128/192)	34.38 (33/96)	98.96 (95/96)	97.06 (33/34)	60.13 (95/158)
Joint detection	89.58 (172/192)	79.17 (76/96)	100.00 (96/96)	100.00 (76/76)	82.76 (96/116)
value (Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific antibody IgM and joint detection)	4.224	1.778	5.813	6.419	1.510
value (Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific antibody IgM and joint detection)	0.040	0.182	0.016	0.011	0.219
value (C-reactive protein and joint detection)	6.580	6.454	1.895	2.488	3.808
value (C-reactive protein and joint detection)	0.010	0.011	0.169	0.115	0.051
value (procalcitonin and joint detection)	29.501	39.240	0.943	2.256	16.226
value (procalcitonin and joint detection)	≤0.001	≤0.001	0.332	0.133	≤0.001