From: Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either gram negative or gram positive bacteria
Mean (SD) or number (%)
GN bacteremia n = 52
GP bacteremia n = 45
p
Age (year-old)
68.2 (15.5)
61.0 (14.1)
0.047
Male/female
71.1/28.9
55.6/44.4
0.115
Medical/surgical admission
88.5/11.5
88.9/11.1
0.947
SAPS II
48.8 (19.3)
48.2 (18.4)
0.870