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. 2012 Aug 8;12:184. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-184

Table 2.

Clinical diagnosis of patients

Group Total patients Diagnosis Number of patients MR-ProADM nmol/ml median(IQR) PCT ng/ml median(IQR) Apache II median(IQR)
Fever
19
Unknown origin
19
0.54 (0.40-0.70)
0.25 (0.08-0.63)
6.70 (5.10-8.70)
Respiratory
44
Pneumonia
31
0.90 (0.49-1.65)
0.48 (0.07-1.64)
 
Bronchitis
5
 
Pleural effusion
1
 
COPD
6
 
TB
1
 
Urinary
27
Urinary infection
27
0.86 (0.51-1.68)
1.32 (0.07-3.89)
10.60 (6.30-16.50)
Sepsis
20
Sepsis
18
1.82 (0.70-5.72)
2.49 (0.24-16.51)
 
Septic shock
2
 
Other 18 Endocarditis
4
0.89 (0.53-1.9) 0.39 (0.16-4.21)  
Necrotizing
3
 
Fasciitis
 
 
Gangrene
2
 
Pericarditis
6
 
Gastroenteritis 3  

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TB: tuberculosis.