2008 Point-of-Care Testing Sepsis 
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 30, 2023
A 2008 review in the International Journal of Medicine on spinal epidural abscess (SEA) agreed that inflammatory markers (specifically ESR and CRP) are generally sensitive in the diagnosis of SEA, but are not specific. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. 2008 Mar;72(3):377–83. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.
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