Cochrane · systematic review · CD012126
C‐reactive protein for diagnosing late‐onset infection in newborn infants
Brown, JVE, Meader, N, Cleminson, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
NeonatalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
0
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Should serum CRP levels be used to diagnose late‐onset infection in newborn infants?
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
True positives (infants with late‐onset infection) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
False negatives (infants incorrectly classified as not having late‐onset infection) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
True negatives (infants without late‐onset infection) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
False positives (infants incorrectly classified as having late‐onset infection) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
CI: confidence interval. | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |