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Table 3 Procalcitonin (PCT) levels at various severities of organ dysfunction comparing patients with and without bacterial infection

From: The utility of initial procalcitonin and procalcitonin clearance for prediction of bacterial infection and outcome in critically ill patients with autoimmune diseases: a prospective observational study

Category of SOFA score (group I/group II)

PCTpeak

P value

 

Bacterial infection (group I)

Nonbacterial condition (group II)

 

SOFA 1–6 (n = 32/46)

0.68 (0.59–5.88)

0.14 (0.05–0.33)

0.038

 7–12 (n = 17/10)

7.8 (3.52–9.95)

0.25 (0.08–3.85)

<0.001

 13–18 (n = 3/2)

15.5 (13.83–29.90)

6.30 (4.77–7.83)

0.001

 19–24 (n = 2/0)

28.7 (19.98–37.56)

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  1. Data presented as median values (range)
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BMC Anesthesiology

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