Table 2 Levels of presepsin, CRP, and PCT in the pleural fluid and blood (n = 105)
Empyema (n = 11) | Parapneumonic (n = 16) | Tuberculous (n = 9) | Malignant (n = 46) | Paramalignant (n = 13) | Transudates (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presepsin (pg/mL) | ||||||
PF | 1496 ± 971 | 854 (682, 1423) | 548 ± 188 | 463 (347, 609) | 438 (319, 812) | 531 ± 172 |
Blood | 776 ± 362 | 395 (251, 851) | 392 ± 183 | 258 (162, 318) | 259 (200, 322) | 402 ± 144 |
p-value | 0.0139 | 0.0330 | 0.0019 | < 0.0001 | 0.0111 | 0.0125 |
CRP (mg/dL) | ||||||
PF | 5.57 ± 4.40 | 3.67 (2.28, 7.59) | 3.29 ± 2.22 | 0.55 (0.21, 1.48) | 0.90 (0.53, 2.46) | 0.41 ± 0.43 |
Blood | 19.11 ± 9.88 | 8.04 (2.97, 19.35) | 8.06 ± 6.18 | 1.62 (0.49, 5.80) | 3.12 (1.37, 10.66) | 1.00 (0.25, 2.18) |
p-value | 0.0001 | 0.0114 | 0.0047 | < 0.0001 | 0.0069 | 0.0130 |
PCT (ng/mL) | ||||||
PF | 0.30 (0.11, 0.77) | 0.28 (0.07, 2.72) | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.05 (0.03, 0.10) | 0.10 (0.04, 0.50) | 0.12 ± 0.08 |
Blood | 1.43 (0.25, 3.26) | 0.30 (0.13, 2.13) | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 (0.03, 0.12) | 0.06 (0.04, 0.23) | 0.12 ± 0.10 |
p-value | 0.0272 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |