The Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Procalcitonin for Sepsis in Adult Patients in the Emergency Department A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background Procalcitonin, a precursor hormone of calcitonin, represents a promising marker of bacterial infections. Research Question What is the accuracy of procalcitonin for the diagnosis of sepsis in adult patients in the emergency department (ED)? Study Design and Methods In this this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched 5 databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Wiley, and the Cochrane database) from the inception of …