title: Issues pertaining to data extraction and classification and publication bias in meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of markers for bacterial infection.
authors.forename: Troels Bygum
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: Thomas Birk
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Kristiansen
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D002116:Calcitonin; D006801:Humans; D011498:Protein Precursors; D017594:Publication Bias; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein