A latent class approach for sepsis diagnosis supports use of procalcitonin in the emergency room for diagnosis of severe sepsis

ABSTRACT: Background: Given the acknowledged problems in sepsis diagnosis, we use a novel way with the application ofthe latent class analysis (LCA) to determine the operative characteristics of C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer (DD)and Procalcitonin (PCT) as diagnostic tests for sepsis in patients...