Patients/populationTestsReference standard testTarget ConditionOutcomes
Patients in secondary or tertiary care with suspected neutropenic sepsis
  • peripheral blood culture (in patients with a central line)
  • CRP
  • urinalysis
  • chest x-ray
  • lactate
  • blood gases
Use whatever reference standards are reported in the individual studies.Sepsis
  • Diagnostic accuracy
  • Clinical value of each test (does it influence treatment decisions?),
  • Time to diagnosis or initiation of treatment

From: Identification and Assessment: guideline chapter four

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