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[Retracted] Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Bacterial Infection in Liver Failure: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Meta-analysis results derived from the 2 × 2 tables of individual studies using serum procalcitonin as a marker for bacterial infection in liver failure patients.

AuthorYearDOR (95% CI)PLR (95% CI)NLR (95% CI)

Yuan et al.[22]73.33 (14.81–363.22)4.44 (2.48–7.96)0.06 (0.02–0.24)
Rule et al.[20]3.03 (1.42–6.47)1.72 (1.17–2.53)0.57 (0.38–0.85)
Qu et al.[23]53.44 (14.51–196.82)3.31 (2.16–5.09)0.06 (0.02–0.19)
Zhang et al.[24]70.71 (3.85–1000.00)20.26 (1.32–310.36)0.29 (0.17–0.48)
Chen et al.[25]5.50 (2.40–12.61)3.01 (1.62–5.59)0.55 (0.42–0.71)
Lin et al.[21]2.76 (1.77–4.31)2.01 (1.47–2.74)0.73 (0.63–0.84)
Overall10.67 (4.07–25.33)3.25 (2.33–4.52)0.30 (0.14–0.67)
I2100.00 (100.00–100.00)77.81 (77.81–96.00)95.09 (92.52–97.66)