Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker for sepsis

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Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker for sepsis Gerta Rücker, Martin Schumacher The Lancet Infectious Diseases Volume 13, Issue 12, Pages 1012-1013 (December 2013) DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70303-7 Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure Results of Wacker and colleagues' procalcitonin meta-analysis1 SROC=summary receiver operating characteristic. *Following Rutter and Gatsonis' approach.4 †Weighted sum, λ=0·491. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2013 13, 1012-1013DOI: (10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70303-7) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions