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Table 2 Biomarkers between sepsis/SS and non-sepsis group

From: Comparison of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock in the oldest old patients

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Sepsis/SS group(n = 50)

Non-sepsis group(n = 20)

p value

WBC (×109/L)

11.9 (7.9-15.3)

9.7 (7.3-13.4)

0.170

hs-CRP (mg/L)

143.4 (82.6-212.4)

50.9 (32.3-74.1)

0.000

PCT (ng/ml)

0.84 (0.36-5.8)

0.08 (0.05-0.54)

0.000

  1. WBC white blood cell, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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