2014 Point-of-Care Testing Sepsis 
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AUGUST 30, 2023
Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. A 2013 meta-analysis of 30 studies including 3,244 patients published in The Lancet found PCT to have a pooled sensitivity of 77% and specificity of 79% for sepsis in critically ill patients [52]. Epub 2014 Dec 3.
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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. 2014 May;133(5):e1121-1127. Pediatrics. Pediatrics.
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