Table 5.
Inflammatory markers in nonbacteraemic patients and in bacteraemic patients
| Variable | Infections without bacteraemia (n = 120) | Bacteraemia (n = 34) | P valuea |
| High-mobility group-box 1 protein (ng/ml) | 4.6 (2.9–8.3) | 7.3 (4.4–10.7) | <0.05 |
| Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (μg/ml) | 65.3 (42.8–91.4) | 101.4 (65.2–165.5) | <0.0001 |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 0.6 (0.15–3.9) | 14.1 (2.9–31) | <0.0001 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 50.3 (18.9–140) | 211 (102–1833) | <0.0001 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 164 (90–245) | 243 (172–306) | <0.001 |
| White blood cells (× 109/l) | 12.7 (8.6–16.8) | 15.8 (11–21.5) | <0.05 |
| Neutrophils (× 109/l) | 10.5 (6.9–15.2) | 13.6 (10.5–19.4) | <0.05 |
Data presented as median and interquartile range. aWilcoxon's two sample test.