Table 5 Inflammatory markers in nonbacteraemic patients and in bacteraemic patients

High-mobility group-box 1 protein (ng/ml)

4.6 (2.9–8.3)

7.3 (4.4–10.7)

<0.05

Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (μg/ml)

65.3 (42.8–91.4)

101.4 (65.2–165.5)

<0.0001

Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

0.6 (0.15–3.9)

14.1 (2.9–31)

<0.0001

IL-6 (pg/ml)

50.3 (18.9–140)

211 (102–1833)

<0.0001

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

164 (90–245)

243 (172–306)

<0.001

White blood cells (× 10⁹/l)

12.7 (8.6–16.8)

15.8 (11–21.5)

<0.05

Neutrophils (× 10⁹/l)

10.5 (6.9–15.2)

13.6 (10.5–19.4)

<0.05