The diagnostic and prognostic significance of monitoring blood levels of immature neutrophils in patients with systemic inflammation

Table 1 Patient details and source of infections^a

	Number of patients	Age (yr)	% Male	WBCs (×10⁹/L)	Platelets (×10⁹/L)	CRP (μg/ml)
Definite sepsis	51	62 ± 16	59	14 ± 9	232 ± 118	173 ± 115
Possible sepsis	31	66 ± 13	63	14 ± 6	209 ± 100	114 ± 103
N-I SIRS	39	59 ± 19	79	13 ± 6	197 ± 97	67 ± 79
No SIRS	14	54 ± 15	41	8 ± 3	184 ± 82	42 ± 45
Control	20	37 ± 11	52	8 ± 4	292 ± 47	<5

^aCRP, C-reactive protein; N-I SIRS,= Non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome; WBC, White blood cell. Values are presented as means ± standard deviation.

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