Figure 1From: Procalcitonin kinetics within the first days of sepsis: relationship with the appropriateness of antibiotic therapy and the outcomeKaplan–Meier estimated survival after the onset of bacterial sepsis. Kaplan–Meier estimated survival in the intensive care unit after the onset of bacterial sepsis in 147 patients with bacterial sepsis according to the procalcitonin variation between day 3 and day 2 (log-rank test, P = 0.04). D1, day sepsis is diagnosed; ΔPCT D2-D3, procalcitonin decrease between day 3 and day 2 after the onset of sepsis.Back to article page