Procalcitonin Test in the Diagnosis of Bacteremia: A Meta-analysis

We seek to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the procalcitonin test for the diagnosis of bacteremia in the emergency department (ED) population. We conducted a search of MEDLINE, bibliographies of previous systemic reviews, and pertinent national meeting research abstracts. We included studies...

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Published in:	Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 34 - 41
Main Authors:	Jones, Alan E., Fiechtl, James F., Brown, Michael D., Ballew, Jason J., Kline, Jeffrey A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.07.2007 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Bacteremia - blood Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the genital system Biological and medical sciences Calcitonin - blood Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Child Emergency Emergency and intensive care: infection, septic shock Emergency Medicine - methods Emergency Medicine - statistics & numerical data Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Intensive care medicine Medical sciences Odds Ratio Prevalence Protein Precursors - blood Sensitivity and Specificity Infection Intensive care Procalcitonin Bacteriosis Diagnosis Bacteremia Resuscitation
ISSN:	0196-0644, 1097-6760, 1097-6760
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