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Table 3 Sepsis patients’ laboratory values

From: The cut-off levels of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein and the kinetics of mean platelet volume in preterm neonates with sepsis

 

EONS n = 98

LONS n = 106

p

Proven sepsis n = 98

Clinical sepsis n = 106

p

Platelet 1 × 103/mm3

med (min-max)

227.0 (40.0–442.0)

220.0 (23.0–601.0)

0.473

234.0 (23.0–498.0)

221.0 (40.0–601.0)

0.435

Platelet 2 × 103/mm3

med (min-max)

192.0 (13.0–649.0)

223.0 (13.0–661.0)

0.008

209.5 (13.0–661.0)

212.5 (27.0–649.0)

0.036

CRP 1 mg/L

med (min-max)

10.6 (0.0–200.0)

20.5 (0.0–170.0)

0.113

20.5 (0.6–170.0)

8.25 (10.0–200.0)

0.001

CRP 2 mg/L

med (min-max)

3.6 (0.0–203.0)

6.2 (0.0–219.0)

0.075

5.4 (0.0–219.0)

3.8 (0.0–203.0)

0.103

PCT 1 ng/ml

med (min-max)

9.6 (0.0–200.0)

10.1 (0.1–109.5)

0.107

18.0 (0.0–200.0)

1.6 0.0–200.0)

< 0.001

PCT 2 ng/ml

med (min-max)

2.5 (0.1–200.0)

1.8 (0.1–200.0)

0.131

8.8 (0.1–120.0)

1.2 (0.1–120.0)

< 0.001

MPV 1 fL

med (min-max)

8.0 (6.5–11.9)

8.9 (5.9–12.1)

< 0.001

8.5 (6.6–12.1)

8.3 (5.9–11.9)

0.239

MPV 2 fL

med (min-max)

8.9 (6.7–11.2)

9.4 (6.3–13.5)

0.012

9.5 (6.7–11.8)

8.7 (6.3–13.5)

< 0.001

  1. EONS Early neonatal sepsis, LONS Late onset neonatal sepsis, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT Procalcitonin, MPV Mean platelet volume