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

Table 4

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 severe sepsis. The data are expressed as medians (minimum–maximum).

	Severe sepsis ()	No severe sepsis ()	value
sCD14 (ng/L)
Day 0	1315 (674–3108)	1432 (349–2734)	0.580
Day 1	1914 (869–4146)	1532 (436–2746)	0.098
Day 2	1639 (998–3731)	1605 (655–2776)	0.573
PCT (μg/L)
Day 0	0.216 (0.138–28.6)	0.122 (0.037–1.74)	0.044
Day 1	0.981 (0.154–40.9)	0.176 (0.029–28.9)	0.017
Day 2	1.44 (0.208–26.9)	0.189 (0.036–21.1)	0.028
CRP (mg/L)
Day 0	64 (5–212)	36 (5–286)	0.237
Day 1	143 (48–327)	68 (9–357)	0.037
Day 2	231 (129–367)	86 (7–342)	0.009