Current evidence support the use of presepsin in the early neonatal period in high-risk populations as its diagnostic accuracy seems to be high in detecting neonatal sepsis. What is known: • Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. • Current laboratory tests cannot accurately discriminate endangered neonates. What is new: • The diagnostic odds ratio of presepsin is 170.28 and the area under the curve is 0.9751. • According to our meta-analysis, presepsin is a useful protein that may help clinicians identify neonates at risk.
Current evidence suggests that sTREM-1 may become a useful biomarker for the prediction of neonatal sepsis. However, the small number of studies and the variation of the threshold values limit its implementation in clinical practice. Future large-scale studies are needed to determine the optimal cut-off value that may discriminate normal levels from those suggestive of the presence of neonatal sepsis.
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