Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 1,949 patients included in the study.

Variable	Values
Males	1,150 (59%)
Females	799 (41%)
Age (years)	74 (IQR 62–83)^*
Ward of hospitalization
Medical	1,735 (89%)
Surgical	179 (9.2%)
Intensive Care Unit	35 (1.8%)
Antimicrobial therapy before sampling	1,553 (79.7%)
Blood culture
Negative	1,286 (66%)
Contaminated	72 (3.7%)
Monomicrobial	586 (30.6%)
Polymicrobial	5 (0.3%)

Median value and interquartile range (IQR).