Table 1 Main clinical diagnoses of the 243 patients established after expert evaluation (blinded to PCT results)

Infection

202 (83)

154 (76)

35 (17)

13 (7)

   Respiratory tract infection

69 (28)

62 (90)

6 (8.5)

1 (1.5)

   Urinary tract infection

42 (21)

42

-

-

   Digestive tract infection

19 (9.4)

15 (79)

4 (21)

-

   Flu-like

14 (7)

-

14

-

   Malaria

12 (6)

-

-

12

   Bacteraemia of unknown origin

12 (6)

12

-

-

   Ear nose and throat infection

9 (4.5)

5 (55)

4 (45)

-

   Wound and soft tissue infection

7 (3.5)

7

0

-

   Bone and joint infection

3 (1.5)

3

   Peritonitis

3 (1.5)

3

0

-

   Viral meningitis

4 (1.3)

-

4

-

   Purulent meningitis

2 (2)

2

-

-

   Endocarditis

2 (2)

2

-

-

   Brucellosis

1 (0.5)

1

-

-

   Chronic viral infection

2 (2)

-

2

-

   Herpes simplex

1 (0.5)

-

1

-

Non-infectious febrile episodes

41 (17)

   Febrile neutropenia and

7

-

-

-

   Neoplasic fever

   Heatstroke

24

-

-

-

   FUO

3

-

-

-

   Acute pancreatitis

2

-

-

-

   Haemophagocytic syndrome

1

-

-

-

   Alcoholic hepatitis

1

-

-

-

   Systemic vasculitis

1

-

-

-

   Drug hypersensitivity syndrome

1

-

-

-

   Acute appendicitis

1

-

-

-

Total

243 (100)