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