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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2025; 31(6): 99506
Published online Feb 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i6.99506
Published online Feb 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i6.99506
Table 2 Summary of diagnostic performance of procalcitonin and presepsin in bacterial infection diagnosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis diagnosis
| Variable | Studies (n) | Sensitivity (95%CI) | Specificity (95%CI) | PLR (95%CI) | NLR (95%CI) | DOR (95%CI) | I2 |
| For bacterial infection | |||||||
| PCT | 17 | 0.73 (0.64-0.81) | 0.83 (0.79-0.87) | 4.25 (3.30-5.48) | 0.25 (0.16-0.41) | 17.21 (9.57-30.95) | 89.90 |
| Presepsin | 6 | 0.75 (0.60-0.86) | 0.80 (0.68-0.88) | 3.51 (2.20–5.59) | 0.24 (0.10-0.56) | 12.33 (5.10-29.83) | 87.69 |
| For spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | |||||||
| PCT | 10 | 0.76 (0.67-0.84) | 0.87 (0.78-0.92) | 5.57 (3.34-9.29) | 0.21 (0.12-0.37) | 29.50 (12.30-70.80) | 69.34 |
- Citation: Wejnaruemarn S, Susantitaphong P, Komolmit P, Treeprasertsuk S, Thanapirom K. Procalcitonin and presepsin for detecting bacterial infection and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(6): 99506
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i6/99506.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i6.99506