Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics on days 1 and 3
| Patient Characteristics on days 1 and 3 Median (interquartile range) |
Patients with Bacterial Infection n = 58 |
Patients without Bacterial Infection n = 61 |
Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Characteristics | ||||
| Body temperature, °C Day 1 | 38.5 (37.2-39.2) | 37.5 (36.4-37.5) | 1.37 (1.06-1.78) | 0.016 |
| Body temperature, °C Day 3 | 37.4 (37-38.2) | 37.2 (36.6-37.6) | 1.26 (0.84-1.91) | 0.27 |
| Leukocyte count, × 109/L Day 1 | 4900 (1100-12800) | 8200 (4500-13500) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 0.13 |
| Leukocyte count, × 109/L Day 3 | 7900 (1900-15525) | 7400 (3550-12942) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 0.57 |
| Platelet count, × 109/L Day 1 | 92500 (21000-187000) | 151000 (62000-277250) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 0.014 |
| Platelet count, × 109/L Day 3 | 83000 (30000-217750) | 115000 (53000-325000) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 0.1 |
| Neutrophil count, × 109/L Day 1 | 3415 (300-8690) | 4370 (2375-8320) | 1.0 (0.99-1.0) | 0.12 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) Day 1 | 5.06 (3.32-6.29) | 3.90 (2.80-5.20) | 1.19 (0.99-1.42) | 0.052 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) Day 3 | 4.70 (3.82-7.35) | 3.80 (3.02-5.60) | 1.38 (1.0-1.0) | 0.09 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) Day 1 | 2.15 (1.3-4.5) | 1.9 (1.37-2.83) | 1.17 (0.99-1.38) | 0.06 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) Day 3 | 1.60 (1.23-2.25) | 1.30 (0.97-1.78) | 1.19 (0.69-2.05) | 0.53 |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) Day 1 | 4.42 (1.57-22.14) | 0.26 (0.09-1.26) | 1.05 (1.01-1.09) | 0.005 |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) Day 3 | 3.19 (1.17-16.13) | 0.45 (0.10-1.69) | 1.05 (1.01-1.09) | 0.03 |