Table 4 Comparison of different parameters between patients with bacterial infection and those with non-bacterial infection
Variable | Duration of fever (hours) | CRP (mg/L) | CRP-velocity (mg/:/hour) | WBC (103/ml3) | Neutrophils (103/ml3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial (n = 108) | Mean | 36.5 | 63.77 | 3.61 | 13.94 | 11.74 |
Interquartile range | 6.0 to 46.8 | 37.4 to 156.0 | 1.97 to 7.41 | 9.85 to 17.55 | 7.47 to 15.41 | |
Non-bacterial (n = 70) | Mean | 68.7 | 15.2 | 0.41 | 8.35 | 5.77 |
Interquartile range | 17.8 to 90 | 9.8 to 51.6 | 0.18 to 1.49 | 5.88 to 9.75 | 3.44 to 7.31 | |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |