Table III.
Comparison of median (interquartile range) serum procalcitonin levels (ng/ml) in patients presenting with acute febrile illness with confirmed aetiological diagnosis (n=275)
| Bacteraemia (n=53) |
Malaria (n=12) |
Evident cause of infection (n=151) |
Leptospirosis (n=23) |
Dengue (n=14) |
Scrub typhus (n=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 (3.5-29.5) | 5.9 (2.6-25.5) | 3.3 (0.6-17.4) | 0.8 (0.3-8.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.9) | 0.6 (0.3-2.6) |