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Left shift of neutrophils and procalcitonin levels and Gram-negative organism infection in the intermediate Endotoxin Activity Assay level
| Gram-negative organism in cultures (n = 42) |
No Gram-negative organism in any cultures (n = 37) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Left shift (+) or PCT (≥ 5.0 ng/mL) or both | 25 | 11 |
| Left shift (−) or PCT (<5.0 ng/mL) or both | 17 | 26 |
P = 0.008. PCT, procalcitonin.
