Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Eichberger, J; Resch, E; Resch, B.
Reliability of IL-6 Alone and in Combination for Diagnosis of Late Onset Sepsis: A Systematic Review.
Children (Basel). 2024; 11(4): 486
Doi: 10.3390/children11040486
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- Eichberger Julia
- Resch Bernhard
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Resch-Poteralski Elisabeth
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- Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is difficult due to nonspecific signs and symptoms. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a promising marker for neonatal sepsis. We aimed to test the accuracy of IL-6 in neonates after 72 h of life in case of late onset sepsis (LOS). We searched for studies regarding IL-6 accuracy for the diagnosis of LOS between 1990 and 2020 using the PubMed database. Following study selection, the reported IL-6 sensitivities and specificities ranged between 68% and 100% and 28% and 100%, with median values of 85.7% and 82% and pooled values of 88% and 78% (respectively) in the 15 studies including 1306 infants. Subgroup analysis revealed a better sensitivity (87% vs. 82%), but not specificity (both 86%), in preterm infants compared to term infants or mixed populations. Early sample collection revealed the highest sensitivity (84%), but had the lowest specificity (86%). To assess quality, we used a STARD checklist adapted for septic neonates and the QUADAS criteria. Limitations of this review include the heterogeneous group of studies on the one side and the small number of studies on the other side that analyzed different combinations of biomarkers. We concluded that IL-6 demonstrated good performance especially in the preterm infant population and the best results were achieved by measurements at the time of LOS suspicion.
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