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From: Early identification of intensive care unit-acquired infections with daily monitoring of C-reactive protein: a prospective observational study

Figure 2

C-reactive protein (CRP), temperature and white cell count (WCC) progression before infection diagnosis or discharge. The time-dependent analysis of CRP, temperature and WCC (mean ± standard deviation) from day -5 to day 0 of infected patients and noninfected patients is presented. Both the CRP and temperature course clearly differentiate infected patients from noninfected patients (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). Although the WCC time-dependent analysis was significantly different (P = 0.005), its progression was unpredictable and erratic both in infected patients as well as in noninfected patients.

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Critical Care

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