Soluble CD14 as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Hematological Patients with Febrile Neutropenia

Table 2

The levels of soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) from day 0 to day 2 after the onset of febrile neutropenia in patients with or without septic shock. The data are expressed as medians (minimum–maximum).

	Septic shock ()	Without septic shock ()	value
sCD14 (ng/L)
Day 0	1888 (1337–3108)	1415 (349–2734)	0.176
Day 1	2550 (2249–4146)	1533 (436–2746)	0.001
Day 2	2895 (2058–3731)	1583 (655–2776)	0.044
PCT (μg/L)
Day 0	0.678 (0.138–28.6)	0.135 (0.037–1.74)	0.049
Day 1	1.07 (0.891–40.9)	0.180 (0.029–28.9)	0.007
Day 2	2.91 (1.44–4.38)	0.199 (0.036–26.9)	0.027
CRP (mg/L)
Day 0	69 (5–212)	37 (5–286)	0.640
Day 1	226 (48–327)	73 (9–357)	0.200
Day 2	287 (231–342)	95 (7–367)	0.032