The Shapiro–Procalcitonin algorithm (SPA) as a decision tool for blood culture sampling: validation in a prospective cohort study
Géraldine Wyss, Silvia Berger, Sebastian Haubitz, Hans Fankhauser, Ulrich Buergi, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz, Christoph A. Fux, Anna Conen
Topics & Concepts
ProcalcitoninMedicineBacteremiaConfidence intervalProspective cohort studyInternal medicineReceiver operating characteristicGold standard (test)Sampling (signal processing)Odds ratioRetrospective cohort studyBlood samplingCohortAlgorithmArea under the curvePredictive value of testsGastroenterologySepsisAntibioticsComputer visionBiologyComputer scienceMicrobiologyFilter (signal processing)Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentNeonatal and Maternal Infections