Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for a Bacterial Infection on Hospital Admission: A Critical Appraisal in a Cohort of Travellers with Fever after a Stay in (Sub)tropics
Figure 2
Left panel. Relationship between body temperature on admission and procalcitonin levels on admission. (a) Relationship in patients with a documented viral cause of fever (). No statistical analysis performed. (c) Relationship in patients with a documented bacterial cause of fever (). Overall, (Kruskal Wallis), specified per PCT result: Normal versus Low (Mann-Whitney U test). Normal versus Moderate (Mann-Whitney U test), and Low versus Moderate (Mann-Whitney U test), (e) Relationship in patients with a likely infection (). Overall, (Kruskal Wallis), specified per PCT result: Normal versus Low (Mann-Whitney U test), Normal versus Moderate (Mann-Whitney U test), Low versus Moderate (Mann-Whitney U test). Right panel. Relationship between C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels on admission. (b) Relationship in patients with a documented viral cause of fever (). No statistical analysis performed. (d) Relationship in patients with a documented bacterial cause of fever (). Overall, -value (Kruskal-Wallis). (f) Relationship in patients with a likely infection (). Overall, -value (Kruskal-Wallis).
