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Table 1 Comparison of PCT, CRP and WBC levels

From: Usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) levels in the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial, viral, and mycoplasmal respiratory tract infections in children

Group

n

PCT

CRP

WBC

M

Q

M

Q

M

Q

A

108

0.54

1.56

8.21

29.34

8.97

5.27

B

116

0.21

0.44

4.94

10.54

8.48

4.27

C

122

0.15

0.39

3.73

18.35

8.28

4.57

ZA–B

–

 − 3.499

 

 − 1.345

 

 − 1.791

 

pA–B

–

 < 0.001

 

0.178

 

0.073

 

ZA–C

–

 − 4.634

 

 − 1.752

 

 − 2.891

 

pA–C

–

 < 0.001

 

0.080

 

0.004

 

ZB–C

–

 − 1.090

 

 − 0.148

 

 − 0.913

 

pB–C

–

0.276

 

0.882

 

0.361

 
  1. ZA–B represents the Z-value of u-mann whitney test between group A and group B. pA-B represents the p-value of u-mann whitney test between group A and group B. The same goes for ZA-C, pA-C, ZB-C, pB-C. M represents the median. Q represents the interquartile range
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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