Review Article

Interleukin-27 as a Diagnostic Biomarker for Patients with Sepsis: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the included studies.

AuthorYearCountryCases/controlsCutoff, ng/mLTPFNFPTNSensitivitySpecificityPopulation

Wong HR [24]2012USA130/101212010663592%35%Children
Wong HR [14]2013France145/125112817962988%23%Adults
Wong HR [16]2014USA109/7819415344486%56%Adults
Fu J [25]2015China45/663.61827105640%85%Adults
He Y [15]2017China68/8314820245970.59%71.08%Neonates
Abo El Magd NM [26]2018Egypt45/45485.5643204595.56%100%Neonates
Fahmy EM [27]2020Egypt47/37ā€”44373093.6%81.1%Neonates