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Table 2 Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in adult febrile neutropenic patients according to presence or absence of systemic infection.

From: Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive Protein (CRP) as severe systemic infection markers in febrile neutropenic adults

Markers

Group with severe systemic infection (n = 26)

Group without systemic infection (n = 26)

Ststistical Significance

PCT(ng/mL) median (min-max)

2,30 (0,27–50,96)

0,49 (0,08–2,15)

P = 0,0003(Sig)*

CRP(mg/L) median (min-max)

101,5 (5,2–341,0)

87,8 (19,5–546,0)

P = 0,9198(NS)*

  1. * Mann-Whitney test