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Table 2 Thresholds for positive test

From: Assessment of disease severity in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia by the use of validated scoring systems

System

Test threshold for positive test

qSOFA

2 or more subcriteria

CRB65

2 or more subcriteria

CURB65

3 or more subcriteria

SIRS (Sepsis 1)

2 or more subcriteria

NEWS2

5 or more points

SOFA (Sepsis-3)

Increase of 2 or more points

PSI

Risk class II with 90 or more points

IDSA/ATS

One major or 3 or more minor criteria

Sepsis-2

No threshold established

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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