Table 1 Clinical diagnoses of the patients
From: Procalcitonin as a marker of bacterial infection in the emergency department: an observational study
Number of patientsa | % | |
|---|---|---|
Infected (n = 58) | ||
Urinary tract infection | 26 | 44.8 |
Pneumonia, empyema, and lung abscess | 17 | 29.3 |
Wound and soft tissue infection | 11 | 19.0 |
Biliary tract infection and cholecystitis | 5 | 8.6 |
Bacteremia | 2 | 3.4 |
Epiglottitis | 1 | 1.7 |
Appendicitis, with positive ascites culture | 1 | 1.7 |
Central venous catheter | 1 | 1.7 |
Perianal abscess | 1 | 1.7 |
Noninfected | ||
Cerebrovascular accident | 11 | 22.4 |
Malignancy | 8 | 16.3 |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 7 | 14.3 |
Liver cirrhosis | 5 | 10.2 |
Chronic renal insufficiency and end stage renal disease | 4 | 8.2 |
Congestive heart failure | 3 | 6.1 |
Ischemic heart disease | 3 | 6.1 |
Chronic lung disease | 3 | 6.1 |
Diabetic ketoacidosis and nonketotic hyperosmolar syndrome | 2 | 4.1 |
Miscellaneous | 3 | 6.1 |