SynthesisVirology journal2023
Predictive values of procalcitonin for coinfections in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Clinical characteristics, co-detection patterns and prognostic risk factors of human metapneumovirus infection in children: a retrospective study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Does Empirical Antibiotic Use Improve Outcomes in Ventilated Patients with Pandemic Viral Infection? A Multicentre Retrospective Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- To prescribe or not: a two-center retrospective observational study of antibiotics usage and outcomes of COVID-19 in Turkey.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Development and validation of machine learning-based models for predicting healthcare-associated bacterial/fungal infections among COVID-19 inpatients: a retrospective cohort study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Hematocrit and Albumin Levels at Admission Predict in-Hospital Mortality in Pediatric COVID-19 Omicron Variant Patients.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- The Association of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein with Bacterial Infections Acquired during Intensive Care Unit Stay in COVID-19 Critically Ill Patients.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Reduced Reliability of Procalcitonin (PCT) as a Biomarker of Bacterial Superinfection: Concerns about PCT-Driven Antibiotic Stewardship in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients-Results from a Retrospective Observational Study in Intensive Care Units.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The utility of procalcitonin for identifying secondary infections in patients with influenza or COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the ability of procalcitonin (PCT)-a promising marker for coinfections-to predict coinfections in patients with COVID-19.
methodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang were searched to identify eligible studies (up to August 30, 2021). Articles that reported the predictive value of PCT for coinfections in patients with COVID-19 were included. Individual and pooled sensitivities and specificities were reported, and I
resultsFive studies involving a total of 2775 patients reported the predictive value of PCT for coinfections in patients with COVID-19. The sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve of PCT in predicting coinfections in the pooled studies were 0.60 (95% CI 0.35-0.81, I
conclusionsAlthough PCT has limited predictive value for coinfections in patients with COVID-19, lower PCT levels seem to indicate a decreased probability of having a coinfection.
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