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. 2021 May;10(5):1248–1258. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-333

Table 5. Biomarkers and hemograms of children where simultaneous cultures of virus and bacteria were carried out.

Type of infection PCT >0.5 ng/mL CRP >1 mg/dL Leukocytosis Neutrophilia Lymphocytosis
Bacteria (n=16) 3 (18.7%) 14 (87.5%) 14 (87.5%)* 13 (81.2%) 2 (11.1%)
HAdV without bacteria (n=45) 27 (60.0%)* 40 (88.9%) 24 (53.3%) 29 (64.4%) 7 (15.9%)
Other RVs without bacteria (n=31) 7 (22.5%) 19 (61.3%)* 20 (64.5%) 19 (61.3%) 5 (16.7%)
No viral infection (n=49) 13 (26.5%) 36 (73.5%) 39 (79.6%) 35 (71.4%) 8 (16.3%)

*statistically significant (P<0.05). PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein; RVs, respiratory virus other than HAdV.