Table 2.

Serum PCT levels, peripheral blood WBC and WBC/PLT ratios in the enrolled subjects

Group	PCT (ng/mL)	WBC (×10 9 /L)	WBC/PLT
SBP (n = 61)	3.55 ± 3.53*	8.8 ± 1.1	0.23 ± 0.03*
Lung infection (n = 8)	3.2 ± 3.46*	6.7 ± 2.3	0.17 ± 0.06*
Unknown infections (n = 25)	2.24 ± 2.73*	5.1 ± 1.1	0.35 ± 0.07*
Control (n = 17)	0.15 ± 0.08	5.14 ± 1.04	0.05 ± 0.2

*Compared with control; p < 0.001.