AUROC for pneumonia diagnosis was 0.64 (95% CI: 0.56–0.72) for CRP; 0.59 (95% CI: 0.51–0.68) for PCT; 0.60 (95% CI: 0.52–0.69) for SAA; 0.41 (95% CI: 0.32–0.49) for NP; 0.63 (95% CI: 0.55–0.71) for CRP/NP and 0.61 (95% CI: 0.53–0.70) for SAA/NP (Fig 2). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and susceptibility to pneumonia measurement.