Neutrophil CD64 index as a superior indicator for diagnosing, monitoring bacterial infection, and evaluating antibiotic therapy: a case control study

Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of the association of nCD64 and PCT with bacterial infections in respiratory tract infected patients and bloodstream infected patients, compared to culture-negative patients

	p value	OR	95% CI
Respiratory Tract Infection Group
nCD64 index	0.019	1.998	1.122–3.556
PCT (ng/mL)	0.125	1.854	0.842–4.081
Bloodstream Infection Group
nCD64 index	0.033	2.390	1.072–5.328
PCT (ng/mL)	0.086	2.550	0.875–7.434

Stepwise multivariable logistic regression analysis was used
nCD64 index neutrophil CD64 index, PCT procalcitonin, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

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