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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

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]. Cleland DA, Eranki AP.

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 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. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.;